That's okay, I've been slow replying to this one, too. :-)
I think you're right that they are merely traits I have in common. In various ways I have aged slowly -- mostly mentally, though given people tend to underestimate my age, possibly physically, too.
In particular, I believe the mental faculties that deal with social interaction have developed much later in me than might be typical -- resulting in AS-typical behaviours.
However, as various LARPers and others can attest, they're now present. And it does now feel somewhat instinctual; it doesn't require a lot of effort to try to piece together how someone's feeling. But I don't know if this is atypical for those with AS qualities; it's quite possible that it might just be practice.
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I think you're right that they are merely traits I have in common. In various ways I have aged slowly -- mostly mentally, though given people tend to underestimate my age, possibly physically, too.
In particular, I believe the mental faculties that deal with social interaction have developed much later in me than might be typical -- resulting in AS-typical behaviours.
However, as various LARPers and others can attest, they're now present. And it does now feel somewhat instinctual; it doesn't require a lot of effort to try to piece together how someone's feeling. But I don't know if this is atypical for those with AS qualities; it's quite possible that it might just be practice.