Autistic Traits #2

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  1. Trouble sleeping/sleep disorders/insomnia
  2. trouble concentration (can be adhd commorbity but not always)
  3. anger
  4. dislike/disinterest in travel
  5. trouble following/understanding verbal instructions
  6. interest/communication through poetry/song
  7. feeling misplace or “from another planet”
  8. had/have imaginary friends
  9. embarrassed by peers/actions of peers
  10. having multiple collections of things (ex rocks, books, stickers, etc)
  11. need/want for constant mental stimulation (feels like one needs to always be thinking about things, watching things, reading things, solving things)
  12. lack of muscle
  13. double jointedness
  14. lack of balance
  15. gastrointestinal disorders
  16. walking on toes
  17. walking leaning forward (aerodynamic looking)
  18. strong sense of things either being right or wrong
  19. intense fear of breaking the rules or law
  20. interest in social change/extremely upset by injustice
  21. prone to dropping small objects
  22. constant clearing of the throat (could be as a form of stimming)
  23. rubbing or scratching
  24. tendency to overshare
  25. participating too much in class or too little
  26. frequently sounding overzealous/eager when talking
  27. feeling as if you trained yourself social skills through imitation of others
  28. hard to filter out background noise
  29. quirky, “odd” sense of humor
  30. leaving/thinking about leaving the house causes exhaustion and/or anxiety
  31. feeling guilt associated with special interests
  32. complex dreams/vivid dreams/nightmares
  33. high sense of intuition
  34. sensitive/intolerant/unaffected/adverse effects by medication/food/alcohol
  35. offers help/advice even when people don’t ask
  36. suppresses wants/desires
  37. extreme feeling in between wanting to fit in and wanting to be different
  38. overly hides things about self fearing judgement/ridicule
  39. codependency
  40. not caring/noticing about hygiene until pointed out
  41. forgetting what you or others look like
  42. confusing appointment times, dates times, time of day
  43. trouble identifying feelings that aren’t “extreme”
  44. interested in origins of words
  45. notices patterns easily
  46. emotional feelings towards words/letters/numbers
  47. mismatched socks/clothing, inside out clothing, zipper undone
  48. dressing to avoid sensory issues
  49. eccentric personality/appearance
  50. avoids shopping/crowds
  51. prefers going places with others but being at home alone
  52. interested/soothed by art/music/writing/reading
  53. as a child “hid” or brought a book to parties/events
  54. willingness to help others
  55. feeling embarrassed or not understanding pop culture/popular things
  56. labeled or called a “hypochondriac” by parents/friends/doctors