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Well, my answer for number one would have to be all of the previous symptoms mentioned as an answer all three!

2) I am often teased about being a klutz. However, I have learned to laugh at myself when I am w/ friends. I am also teased about how loud my voice is at times and how I am always saying "what?"People often notice that I repeat myself all the time, but I just tell them that I am partially deaf. Oh! People always think that I am high on something, esp crack! I couldn't even imagine being on crack! They would have to hospitalize me, since I would have the world's worst panic attack and I would have a fatal arrhythmia because of it!! !

3) I have been able to correct my posture, for the most part, through yoga and Pilates. When I am having a conversation w/ someone, I force myself to maintain eye contact w / them. Although, I often wonder if the person in question thinks I am glaring at him/ her. . I have also learned to read people's body language and speech patterns by studying social psych. There fore, I can more easily pick-up on non-verbal stuff.

The worst:
Noise, noise and noise! Big noise,shrill noise, radio and TV noise even if next dor, tiny noises, clocks ticking, ANYTHING!!!And not being able to siphon/filter it out if need to hear someone talking. Is NIGHTMARE! It makes finding a good place to live VERY difficult. But think that here, in medieval house in little village, in a quarter which is half second-homes so that empty most of time, looks PROMISING!!
A major timekeeping problem. I have to allow myself a lot of time to do things because I hate rush, hate being late, and deadlines stop me thinking straight. So I don't do much each day. Two fixed activities is about my limit. Even a TV programme ( unlikely but it happens) that I want to watch puts pressure on me.
Single tasker.
Keeping eye contact.This has got worse . In my twenties it wasn't too bad. I realised just today, reading an article on this site by groovy who'sit about it that quite by acccident I had hit on the remedy when I was 16 and went to sixth form college and I got into proposing what I called encounter group activities, LIKE sitting in pairs staring into each others eyes without talking!! ! It worked!! I was incredibly socially successful for 5-6years after that!! !
Names I forget, like "Unknown qu" , it IS as if I think automatically it is useless info/data , and bin it ! ! A real pain!

Okay; TEASED for a)walking bouncily (sorted that tho!!)
b) repeating myself
c)Rocking
d)taking things " too" literally!
Luckily none of those too serious!!

Finally ,I learned to smile, smile , smile and it worked for quite a long time ( otherwise people thought I looked spaced or superior) , but now am no longer girl I think ( from impression I'm getting!) that it is starting to look as inappropriate as my old blank face was!! !!

AAAArrrrrghhhhhhhh!!

1 - Which of your Aspie symptoms/traits do you consider the most bothersome to yourself?
I tend to be easily frustrated and irritated by intrusive light and sound coming into my apt. I think for me it's all about expectation and location. As in, I don't mind noise or interruptions too much when I'm at work because I expect them - it's a normal part of that environment. However, when I'm home I expect my home to be a fortress of solitude, so to speak.

I guess it boils down to personal space issues, no? Outside noise interfering with my activities; outside light interfering with my dark.

2 - Which one do other people notice or tease you about the most?
Weak social skills is the one I always get comments on from loved ones. Mostly what Danieslmyname said: "I can never say what I'd like to as the "correct" words never exit my mind; those that do aren't what I want to convey." True, true.

3 - Which one used to give your more trouble, but you have found ways of compensating or overcoming to make it less annoying?
I tend to talk a lot and ramble on the topics I find interesting (typical!). To get better at it, I started using little tricks I picked up from my coworkers. I.e. asking myself who my intended audience is, what information I wish to get across, and to what effect.

1 - Which of your Aspie symptoms/traits do you consider the most bothersome to yourself?
My physical appearance: clumsiness, posture, walk, faked facial expressions and eye contact. These are all valuable tools in my work, which means I try to develop them every day.

2 - Which one do other people notice or tease you about the most?
My lack of wit is taken advantage of in every important meeting where my strongholds need to be defended. I even get verbally bullied by supposedly adult coworkers. Even in meetings and even by my superior.

3 - Which one used to give your more trouble, but you have found ways of compensating or overcoming to make it less annoying?
My person to person skills are quite well developed, which means I take advantage of that. By making sure all important decisions are planned and decided in the corridors before meetings, I don't need wit or strong rhetorics to defend my standpoints.