Top 10 Positive Autism Stereotypes

I personally don't have autism but I knew a friend in real life who did. He was a very nice and very gentle person and did not fit any bad autism stereotypes at all. I know autistic people and I'd like to make them feel better by making this list of positive stereotypes about their way of thinking (most of these are more positive traits of people with Asperger's syndrome which is a form of high functioning autism).
The Top Ten
1 Autists Are Very Creative

And this is why I have artblock too much. I use up all of my creative ideas. I'm too creative and I have autism.

I'm autistic, and I like to draw and edit multimedia

I'm autistic, and I am a writer.

Very true definitely

2 Autists Are Honest

Well, to be fair, I do my best, yet most people see me as among the most honest individuals they've met. Though I can get rather too direct...

I'm always honest but sometimes I lie!

3 Autists Have Good Memories

VERY TRUE. I'm autistic and I remember the following in near perfect detail:

-stuff that happened in high school
-everything that happened during family parties over the years, including the guests, the foods that were served
-plots, scripts, and scenes of certain T.V. episodes
-where we went and what we did during vacations

My relatives were actually pretty impressed with my amazing ability to recall that stuff so well.

That's true, I sometimes even remember the exact day I went to the hospital for example, or what day I went to Cinema.

I tend to have better long-term memory than short-term memory.

Not true I have autism and horrible memory I forget what happend yesterday

4 Autists Are Very Intelligent

All of these items described me very well and thank you for this list and you are a very good person and atheist. and if you don't know me I'm not a visitor and I'm a real user(I sense you knew)- Kevinsidis

I agree! There is no such a thing as an autistic person who is stupid

5 Autists Have Visual Memories

Very true. I'm autistic and I'm more fo a visual learner. I don't usually get things when people just tell them to me. I DO get them, but it's easier for me when they also SHOW it to me.

6 Autists Are Very Good at Reading

I assume reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's (Philosopher's) Stone at the age of six makes me fit the stereotype.

Well, I love reading

7 Autists Are Very Original in Their Ideas

True, but I also get inspired by others and sometimes even make parodies.

8 Autists Focus More on Details

I remember seventh grade, where there was a group activity (Hey, my group was friendly for once! ) in Washington State History. We had to identify the usage of artifacts a museum was letting my school look at, and my mind, being more detail-oriented than most, was quite an asset to the group. Not that they weren't of any help, though.

Not particularly. I guess it depends on what I'm doing.

I notice details in family photos that were taken.

That's me nowadays

9 Autists Study Facts

Very true I excelled at nonfiction and would rather prefer nonfiction over fiction and that's how I'm a know it all and I love history since in 3rd grade

I am particularly invested in facts, but also in fantasy, particularly with Disney, a perfect example being "Mary Poppins"

10 Autists Are Very Dedicated

Scientists like Albert Einstein,Isaac Newton,and other autistic celebrities farther from the palms of science

The Contenders
11 Some Autistics Can Be Extremely Empathetic

There are 3 different types of empathy; cognitive, affective, and compassionate. Compassionate empathy is feeling compelled to help someone who is in a dire situation or celebrate if someone else is happy. Affective/emotional empathy is being able to feel the emotions someone else is feeling. Usually a lot of us have those well-developed, but sometimes to a major extent. Cognitive empathy is what we usually struggle with and it's the ability to understand WHY someone is feeling the way they are, though some of us can develop a more in-tuned sense of this.

I'm Autistic and for me, THIS IS TRUE! (But NOT all Autistic people are kindly empathetic).

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