Is this even possible?

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What about in a hypothetical situation? I know it isn't probable in real life, but just think about it. Does the diagnostic criteria exclude it?

Some of the "features" of the DSM-V notion of autism might not directly allude to social deficits.

But most of the "features" invariably lead to social problems---by virtue of peoples' reactions to these "features," as well as social problems which emanate directly from those "features."

True, I guess. What sort of features do you mean ?

Basically: all the features can give an intolerant outside person the impression that the person with autism is "weird," and hence not worthy of his/her social time. Some of the features also actively deter an autistic person from socializing.

It adds up, basically, to a person who has a desire to be alone....and who might very well deter others from wanting to hang out with them. Sort of a double-edged sword, really.

Examples:


Resistance to change to the point of meltdown or shutdown

The desire to research "parts of objects."

The relative lack of ability to see the "whole" based upon "putting the parts" together.

Being a "little professor."

Social withdrawal in general

Echolalia

Odd gait

The inability to regulate one's voice

Please remember that at least some people can look past a lot of this stuff, and do want to hang out with autistic people for many reasons.

Alright, who voted Stampy is so stupid ?

Depending at the autistic traits mixed with preferences and personality's comparability with the current culture norm.
Yet that doesn't mean the instinct is there, on the how to build the network is there -- said behaviors that is mostly done unaware happened to be acceptable, with little or no need for masking which is the most possible how an autistic would've have a fulfilling social life without much effort.

How to maintain relationships is one. Communication on how to interpret is also another. Then several areas of psychosocial skills is also inevitable...


In my case, this is the only major related issues I could possibly have in a conceptual sense.
I done with of most non-social factors, and had worked around with my current culture -- which is why I got away with several quirks.
But there's no 'sync', there's no 'drive' of give and take, there's also no 'drive' on enforcing the norm, and my way of being appropriate lies on restraint and inhibitions based on my personal database (memory) instead of completely natural range of behaviors (something I won't ever do at several scenarios) or unnatural range of acting to be appropriate (something I wouldn't do at all nor a need to).

All I have to understand is how and where NTs draw said concept -- which I had found how and where, and it is VERY OVERWHELMINGLY COMPLEX if you find it. Grasping the macro side of connections is overwhelming. Grasping micro side of connections may be doable but only if you have, like, being sheltered, 1 or 3 people around your life and aren't very social themselves and rarely ever change. Grasping both at the same time, it ends with a white noise or something chaotic... Something that is shunned or blocked.
That's why NTs do it unconsciously, and not be overwhelmed by it. Therefore, they don't need explicit knowledge of social rules. This isn't something that any autistics would've done at any stage of life, and why we need to learn hundreds or thousands of rules to go by along with the means to do it.

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Sensory hyposensitivity and discrimination (of sensory information) is just as important as hypersensitivity.