63 common autistic traits you never realised were signs of autism! How many apply to you?

My favourite description of an autistic trait is "I miss what others catch, but I catch what others miss" So true for me.

Being really good at things other people find hard - and really bad at things other people find easy …

Today my insecurities hit again and made me question if I'm "autistic enough to actually call myself autistic" even though I'm actually diagnosed (I've been diagnosed at the age of 29 which is why I still have doubts sometimes). Then I watched this video and counted all the points on your list that match me, realize what I'm doing and realized "Yep, I'm definitely autistic!" My result: 51 out of 63 traits.

I am 54 years old and have recently been diagnosed Autistic/ADHD. It's not a subject that I have paid any attention to over the years but am having a great time researching now. It's actually a wonderful feeling to find out that someone has already written a manual for what I have always thought were my own personal quirks and shortcomings. This channel is really helping me to 'find myself' in a very simple and understandable way (your'e not an oddball if there are a billion more people like you). This video in particular was like watching all of my lottery numbers coming in one after the other - thank you so much Paul for the reassurance and understanding you are sharing, it means a lot.

"How could someone so clever be so stupid?" I felt that 😂

“Seeing people as people” is one I personally relate to. I’ve always thought that racism and such things were stupid, because we’re all human beings.

I would add another one, feeling awkward when someone takes a picture of you, not being able to smile naturally or what facial expression to use, body position. I like my pictures when I don’t know I’m being photographed but I feel strange and awkward when someone wants to take my picture, I feel unworthy, unattractive, pretentious etc

61/63 I have ADHD and anxiety. The only two I didn't at least partially relate with was telling the truth even when you shouldn't (usually I lie to not hurt someone's feelings) and always finishing what you started (I have to really really love it). I definitely related with 3 the most: 63-How could someone be so smart yet so stupid? Im above grade level by at least 2 grades in every subject, yet sometimes I forget how old I am. Or cut my hair by myself... 56-preferring written communication. Yesss! I love writing stories so much and whenever I do something hard I write it out first 36-enjoying repetition. I loved when you repeated that clip and I laughed so hard. I especially love whiteboards and other things where you write it and then erase and rewrite it. My mom always says there's no way I'm autistic, but this video basically proves my point. In books or videos about autistic people, I relate soooo much. I feel like I could basically be that person. I'm going to keep pressuring my mom to get me tested for autism.

About 75% of these apply to me and yet my psychologists/therapists keep telling me I can't be autistic because I "maintain eye contact" and "am very good at empathy". 💀 The joys of being an undiagnosed woman!

Our son was severely autistic. He had several other issues . He was brilliant and had mechanical abilities. He did college-level math & science at 14. But had trouble dressing and using eating utensils. He died a month before his sixteenth Birthday. We miss him every day.

I can add one more to the list : being obsessed with interests and suddenly not caring

My son was diagnosed with being on the spectrum many, many years ago, and the more I've learned about autism, the more I've thought I see it in myself. I tallied these traits as you went through them and 53 of them resonated with me, some very strongly. I know that at 66 years old I've never been comfortable with people, always felt out of sync, and struggled with so much that seems to come easily to others, although I'm quite intelligent and am singled out for handling things (usually organizational or in a leadership role) that others have difficulty with. I wish autism had had the recognition it does now back in my developmental years when I felt so very awkward and alone. Thank goodness people on the spectrum don't have to feel isolated anymore.

I think it’s important to note that a lot of these things can be caused by trauma or be signs of Childhood PTSD

Going over and over social interactions before they happen. It is like a movie playing in my head.

I don't like phone calls, I prefer texting over message since I'm introverted, I usually don't realize when I'm hungry or thirsty, I need to be reminded of to feel it. I reply to text messages, if I NOTICE I have one. And I usually think a bit what to reply before replying. I don't like socks cause it's uncomfortable to me, and also usually my body is always on high temperature. I'm a very good liar, but I don't like lying, unless it's necessary. I feel out of sync alot when I'm on groups, if I'm on one, because I usually like being alone. I don't like being told what to do if I already know. I feel comfort on repetition, cause it's something I'm used to. I act alot different on crowds, acting nicely and always being very worried about what people think of me. My hearing is above average, I do not struggle to loud sounds unless its high pitched, I hate high pitched sounds, on school 1/20 of the days I had to leave early cause of headache, I can't handle loud screams or high pitched sounds. I can hear low sounds from far away. My pain tolerance depends on what part of the body it is, on the head I cannot tolerate pain, on the palm of the hand I can easly tolerate pain, on the fingers depends what type of pain. On the legs if it's a hit then I can handle it, but if it's something like a cut then I struggle, on the feet i can handle things like cuts, one day i hit my fingers in a corner of a object, it started bleeding but i barely felt pain. Overapologizing is something I don't do alot, I just apologize normally. I know when it's my fault, and when it is I apologize, everytime I do a little mistake I apologize. I'm good at useless things, but also good at useful things. I'm usually not sarcastic. Unless I'm really mad. I always struggle to find a gap in group conversation. I usually don't like trying new things. Unless I'm interested. I eat the same food cause I'm a bit different, I almost vomit when I try to eat most of the things, so I can only eat few things. I do not like being touched, and I usually pay attention to small things. I'm very curious and I always want to understand why. I like repetition since it's the same thing which I'm used to. But if it's way too much then I change. I prefer to move around than staying quiet sat down. But if it's important I can easly control myself to keep quiet. I always think about previous social interactions to remember if I did something wrong, or if it's an argument, why they did that, who's wrong and how to arguments. My memory is pretty much random, I can remember things very good independent of the attention span or bad. I struggle to know what people feel, or even what I feel. I always feel akward and I'm always worried on groups. I like being alone alot, since I'm free to take out my anger, act how I want without being worried, sing the song I want to sing, and I don't have to think on how to socialize. I'm happy with things as long as they work. I try to think what to say before something, and if it's an argument, I think on what I could have said. This is everything I relate to. Oh and I see people as people, if they're nice to other people, and in general not some jerk, I dont care about their skin color, gender or pronouns.

Psychedelics are just an exceptional mental health breakthrough. It's quite fascinating how effective they are against depression and anxiety. Saved my life.

A friend once told me that I get really upset over things that most people don't care about, and I don't care about things that most people get upset over.

At my last job, I worked primarily with a team of autistic people. It helped me figure out that I'm autistic because of how seamless but bizarre our group behavior was. Once no customers were around, we'd be mimicking each other, making noises back and forth, dancing/gesturing at random, and putting on the same playlists most nights. Other nights, we'd be working in complete silence and it wouldn't feel awkward because it's just what we all needed. It was a pretty special experience.

The repetition joke is the first thing that’s made me genuinely crack a smile all day. Thank you ❤️

I got 50 out of your 63... I'm diagnosed ADHD but never on the autism spectrum... though Ive always suspected it... great video!