: Re: Are these reasonable traits for someone with autism? A little info as to the story: 'Lily' was abandoned when she was young. She is a Deviant, a group of people who are born with powers,

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To add to @Ziess Ikon's solid answer, as someone on the spectrum, I can tell you not all traits/habits/responses manifest every time, in every situation.

I typically don't like crowds and am exceedingly uncomfortable with sustained eye contact. But there are times I've been comfortable with many people around and been able to relax and enjoy the atmosphere, if not participate in the ongoing activities.

A couple of real-life examples:

I went to a party celebrating a sports event for a close friend. I sat in a chair all night, surrounded by people I didn't know, and watched the rest of the partiers. They were loud, chatty, shouting sometimes, and there was blaring music, but because I was comfortable with my friend (and a few other people from his circle), I eventually drifted off to sleep people-watching, right there in the chair. And had a fine time.
To contrast that: there were a LOT of school dances I attended (for some reason) where I spent the entire time on a bleacher staring at my shoes, wishing I could go home, and trying not to appear weird(er). At one such event, a nice girl wanted me to dance with her and she almost dragged me by my hand out to the dance floor. I planted my feet and pulled back while raising my voice before she let go and moved away.

Both crowded events, noisy places, full of people I didn't know (or necessarily like), but in one instance, my hackles went ALL the way up and I shut down into a semi-meltdown. The other...not so much. And this is only one example.

Sometimes the noise and action and movement is too much for me. I've come home from shopping with my wife nearly catatonic. Other times, it's fine. I've done plenty of shopping, even Christmas shopping, at malls, and been fine.

LOOOONG story longer, writing about people on the spectrum doesn't necessarily mean the behaviors identified as ASD behaviors will manifest in every situation for every person. Comfort level, situation, mood, even experiences and age, will all influence how someone on the spectrum reacts to a given person/circumstance.

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