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17 Feb 2016, 2:56 pm
It is a key trait.
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Joined: 23 Jul 2015 Gender: Male Posts: 64 Location: UK
18 Feb 2016, 4:11 pm
random1 wrote:
like is it common?
for example my sister said up ur ass and i said how are you gonna get up there?
i dont even think i realized i did it.
Taking things literally is a sign of rigid thinking, which is one of the key elements of autism. This being said, most people I know with ASD, despite having problems with overly rigid thinking, seem to understand things like metaphor and analogy pretty well, so I can't be sure how common it is.