Poll:Do any of these traits apply to your personality?

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1. Autistic People Rarely Lie
I lie all the time. Not in a Machiavellian don't-say-anything-that's-not-necessary kind of way, but if it benefits me and doesn't negatively affect someone else I'll lie to save myself.

2. People on the Autism Spectrum Live in the Moment
Sometimes yes, sometimes no. I have moments of contemplation and observation, but these are rare. For the most part, I seem to be about as attentive as others.

3. People with Autism Rarely Judge Others
I judge people often. Not on whether they're rich or fat, because these are fairly relative and not really judgments at all. But I categorize people according to their intelligence certainly, and sometimes even according to whether or not they're good people.

4. Autistic People are Passionate
I'm very passionate about certain things, yes. I'm not sure if I would say it's to an abnormal degree, though.

5. People with Autism Are Not Tied to Social Expectations
Very true. If someone doesn't like what I do (but isn't actually hurt by it), then that's their problem and not mine.

6. People with Autism Have Terrific Memories
My memory is absolutely awful. I can remember very little of my experiences or instructions I am given. I can barely conjure up the face of people I know if I haven't recently seen them. However, I'm good at retaining academic knowledge.

7. Autistic People Are Less Materialistic
I'm not very materialistic, no. I generally have a "make do with what you got" mindset. I often don't see the necessity of new technologies like touch-screens (which isn't really a new technology, but newly popularized) because regular screens were working just fine. I don't care about brand names at all, because they have no value to me.

8. Autistic People Play Fewer Head Games
Indeed, no head games here.

9. Autistic People Have Fewer Hidden Agendas
Well uh... I don't generally elaborate on what it is I want. But I don't usually have a hidden agenda.

1. Interesting this. I once got a huge "dishonesty" score on a personality test because I put that I didn't tell lies... This one does hold true to me.
2. DEFINATELY true.
3. Questionable. I find that I do tend to judge others a lot, although probably not in the same way as most do. Like I tend to avoid people that do certain things - but that's more based on me not wanting to be around people who do those things than because of meaningless judgements. But everyone judges people to a certain extent.
4. Very true, in more ways than one. Though most around me wouldn't believe it.
5. Actually in a way I think we are. But the social expectations we are tied to are the ones that NTs take for granted. Like the social expectation to not start stimming like mad without warning when in a public place...
6. True in some respects but not in others. Names is one example that is NOT the case.
7. Definately true. Especially with regards to brand names. What's the point in spending an extra £20 on what is essentially the same product just because of the name of the company that made it?
8. I didn't even understand what was going on in the description so I suppose it must be true.
9. DEFINATELY true.

That list seems to fit me very well, apart from the terrific memory - I sometimes can recall stuff in fantastic detail, but my memory isn't generally good.

But there's a potential for bias here. That list of traits is very complimentary, and would have a very high Barnum effect. Or would NTs see those things as traits they'd be ashamed of?

Anyway, it's refreshing to see Aspie qualities in a good light, instead of the usual "poor little sods can't cope with the real world." It reminded me of why I don't want a cure.