What is Autism (Level 1)?

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Listening and interpreting words that are read or spoken
Difficulties reading the messages in someone's eyes
A tendency to make a literal interpretation of what someone says
A tendency to be considered disrespectful and rude
To be remarkably honest
To have a sense of paranoia
An inability to see that another person is trying to help
An inability to compromise and/or resolve conflict
Problems knowing when something may cause embarrassment
Anxiety
Take a longer time to process social information due to using intelligence rather than intuitition
Problems with focusing on one person's voice when several people are talking, or distorted perceptions of other people's speech
Understanding what a relationship means
Taking turns
Cooperative and reciprocal interactions
Sense of humor from anothers perspective

Referencing when or how to give and receive compliments and criticism
Having an awareness of when and how to interrupt
The ability to make connecting comments (to introduce a change of topic)
The ability to recognize and then repair a conversation or seek clarification (in a conversation)
Knowledge of how to ask questions when confused as to what to say or do
Reluctant to participate in a group conversation
Understanding what someone is feeling and thinking (in a conversation)
Literal interpretation of what another person says being greatly confused by idioms, figures of speech, innuendo and especially sarcasm
Difficulty understanding the relevance and information conveyed by the change in tone, inflection or emphasis on certain words when listening to the speech of another
Understanding social conventions i.e. touch, personal body space and gestures of affection

*List adapted from The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome (p.2007) by Tony Attwood.