I guess some Allistics also have these characteristics

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When we do fine-dining there is a short list of restaurants I favor and, depending upon which we are in, my bride knows whether I will want to order:

• - scallops
• - crab cake
• - cod
• - lamb
• - filet mignon

I thought this predictablity was a characteristic of my Autism...but I guess the characteristics are shared with a number of Allistics.

"People who wear the same few outfits, drink from the same mug, and order the same meal usually protect these 6 kinds of mental energy"

Or, these characteristics are maybe shared with people with stronger than average autistic traits? Really only way to know if someone is actually an allistic is to let them go through an autism assesement.

I'm inclined to agree with you...with one concern.

I think that would imply a lot more people than expected are on the Autism Spectrum...just in the mild or the even-milder-than-that section.

Most would just call that a structured lifestyle. And such a person is called predictable.

Here's an extreme case of it:

Yes, or maybe this could be an autistic trait that a portion of people on the allistic spectrum also have. Logically there most be a grey zone in the population where the autistic and the allistic spectrums overlap and individuals on different sides of that border share traits. An other thought on this: people can act in the same way for different reasons. Autistically for predictability or intelligently to stream-line the process and and save time and effort.

Every time my mum goes out to eat, she orders chicken strips every time.

I usually order the same things at restaurants, too. When I was younger I thought it was kind of cringe and that I should order something different, even if I didn't want to, and it wasn't that I didn't dislike it, it was just different.

But now I'm like, who cares? I wasn't put on Earth just to please other people, which is next to impossible these days, anyway. I guess that's one advantage of getting older, caring less what others might think.

I feel like most 'autistic traits' are regular traits exaggerated to the point they become difficult to deal with.

I'm the opposite - usually I can't make my mind up when ordering at a restaurant. The only place I do order the same thing each time is McDonald's - it has to be a regular cheeseburger, fries and coke (sometimes ice-cream too).