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

63 common autistic traits you never realised were signs of autism. Do you ever wonder if you might be autistic? What is autism anyway? It can be hard to define, but if you know enough autistic people there are some obvious patterns. How many of the common 63 autistic traits apply to you? Maybe you've had someone say to you, "How can someone so clever be so stupid?" or you feel like you're either too much or not enough in certain areas. From scripting conversations to advanced or delayed childhood development, in this video, we'll explore what it means to be autistic and what it can look like in different individuals.

Any one of these traits by themselves is quite common, but patterns tend to emerge when autistic people come together. That’s why autistic social activities can be a great way to connect and learn from each other. Here are the links to some autistic social groups you might be interested in:

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🎞️Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
0:50 63 Common Autistic Traits
5:05 Are you the opposite of the common autistic traits?
5:35 Social Events and Groups
6:06 Arranging a meetup in your city

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[NothingByHalves]

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

[kathleenmaryparker]

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

[VegardThefilmmaker]

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

[SusanneBal]

Hate phone calls, thrive on written communication where I have the time to think about what I am going to say and a proper way to say it.

[oBluePandaO]

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

[Littlewildone]

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.

[taylorm]

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

[shaylamarie]

So funny, i just started down the Autism rabbit hole today the last day of Autism awareness month, ive been watching these videos for hours now and im convinced and i got probably 53 out of the 63. Thanks for the great video! Edit: 52 out of 63, so close!!

[Acceleronics]

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

[apocalypseofplush]

“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.

[elsiewright]

You're extending an invitation to a social event - either IRL or Zoom - whilst those are the things I detest the most.
When it's time to put out the wheelie bin and I see one of my neighbours is outside, I wait until they're gone before going outside.

[marinjacobs]

i’m 18, and i’ve never been diagnosed with autism, nor have i ever considered that i was, even when i dated someone who had autism, who was diagnosed very young. I got 54 out of 63 on this, and more recently, since i started college, i have noticed that these traits become more and more prevalent in my day to day life. I don’t understand any of this and i’ve tried to do research but it’s really hard because it is, as you said, very hard to describe it as a whole.

[ambrosianapier]

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

[sarahlawson]

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.

[remyscott]

Bro I have been depressed for a long time, but after taking shrooms few months ago, l feel much happier and highly motivated and my ADHD gone, lost a ton of anxiousness and had a few epiphanies about how I should live my life. I decided to buy an ounce for backup, but haven’t yet felt the need to take any more since then.

[doloresvangaal]

-Always wanting to understand why. I can't 'just follow orders' without knowing the context.
-I'm in some ways intelligent, in other ways completely stupid.
'I like pacing instead of sitting.
-Having a Good and very bad memory at the same time: I seem to remember things no one else remembers, but forget things other people can remember.
- I used to have a very monotone voice during my teenage years, but I've learned to make it less monotone as I got older.
-getting overwhelmed by too many tasks at once.
-seeing patterns in everything.

I want to add something:
-Not understanding 'taboos', or things you ought not to talk about. My interests have always gone to 'things I shouldn't be interested in'.

Following previous statement I also never understood why some people don't like to talk about death.... to me it's just something that happens to all of us, in various ways. I'm still failing to see death as a bad thing. Often I want to share different philosophical ideas about death... but no one is interested.. 😂

[SarahJigglypuff]

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!

[lolitscly]

I always think I'm exaggerating when I say I might have autism, but then I watch this, and there's not even a way for me to deny it because it's too accurate 😭

[Oran_Lee]

A big one for me is I prefer to have face to face conversations so I can see reactions and people can (hopefully) understand me better when they see mine.

I never knew that was a symptom.

There are SOOO many though. Omg!

Another huge one for me is my memory for dates, times, basically anything to do with numbers. I SWEAR, I remember birthdays of childhood friends who I have not spoken to in decades - some as far back as grade school and I’m pushing 50 now. It actually creeps me the hell out! Lol

There were are so many more though.

Scripting conversations. Even after the conversation happened! Exactly what I do.

God, this is gonna be fun! Haha…I’m not really sure about that, actually. 🤨

I love your channel though. It’s hard to explain but it’s better than all of the others I’ve seen. Keep up the great job! 👍

[SuperMellow]

Thanks for your really interesting video. Double thanks for not having distracting music playing in the background :)