what are some traits you do not have,

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symptoms are an important part of a diagnoses, but traits tend to vary, one trait, or symptom, not sure which one, that i lack is the ability to use my information memory to my advantage which some autistic people lack. how about you?

I'm not sure what the difference is between a symptom and a trait.

Is eye contact a symptom or a trait?

Is stimming a symptom or a trait?

Is saying the wrong or inappropriate things at a social meeting a symptom or a trait?

Is idiosyncratic speech a symptom or a trait?

lack of in born social skills is a symptom, behaving odd and saying innapropriate things is a trait

sensory Sensitivity is a symptom, covering ears and stimming is a trait

communication difficulties is a symptom, becoming frustrated with words and hanving trouble expressing needs is a trait.

traits can change, symptoms are permanent and consistent

to do my part in answering the OP's question, I lack the ability to multitask. basically.

but autistic people cant multi-task anyways.

sorry amigo but I must differ with you here. I have seen autistic musicians at work, playing either the drumset or the keyboard, both of which require beaucoup multitasking in order to proficiently operate said instruments.

If traits =reactions, I don't know for myself.

really? hm, the things im wrong about...

Florescent lights, and bright lights do not bother me.
I can be in a big crowd and not be exhausted by it (as long as there is no communication)

As far as I know, the only one I don't have is that I'm ok with eye contact. But when I was a kid, I wasn't, I made myself do it because my family kept complaining about it.

I think what's pertinent is the overall package, rather than having or lacking specific individual traits or symptoms according to your own point of view.
For instance I could say that I don't have a fixed routine. I don't have to watch People's Court everyday at 4PM ala Rain Man. That rather I do things in chaotic manner and fly by the seat of my pants.
But... I think if someone monitored me 24/7 for a month, and wrote down everything I do, there would indeed be a documented pattern of routine and narrow interests; that oscillates rather than being a straight line.

What are you thinking of as separate tasks in playing either of those instruments? (I play the piano, and I am curious because I have never thought about it as multi-tasking....I am usually awful at multi-tasking, but maybe it just depends on the type of thought/skill/task involved?)

I have no difficulty deciphering sarcasm, humour or figures of speech as a rule. Every once in a while someone will say something sarcastic and I'll misinterpret it, but such instances are rare. Sarcasm as a form of humour is something at which I am particularly adept.

breaking down the tasks for illumination-

*read music
* play along per musical notation [two separate tasks]
*left hand plays bass AND accompaniment [two separate tasks]
*right hand plays melodic and contrapuntal [two separate tasks]
*feet handle damper pedals

for a theatrical organist it is another level of magnitude tougher, in that additional tasks would be-

*feet on expression pedals for each manual/pedalboard
*pistons
*stop tabs
*second touches
*toy counter fx/percussive rhythms not handled by MIDI controller

and for both there is the gestalt of having to play in tune/time with other musicians as well as integrating all the separate tasks into one unified and harmonious whole. way beyond little ol' me, I envy those folks for whom this is all just second nature.

Maybe with that it's being able to multitask a certain routine. I finally ended up in a job that required some pretty demanding multitasking and I was able to adapt. But there was a set pattern to the multitasking.

When I played piano, I never thought of it as multitasking. Yes it involves coordinating a lot of different actions but it all directed into doing one task. Some people can carry on a conversation with someone while they play. That's what I would consider multitasking. I was never able to do that.