My stepdad is a great and nice guy, and I've suspected for a while that he might be autistic. He's very quiet and reserved, rarely shows strong emotion. Chuckles rather than laughter. He's also fixated on certain things and hobbies, and can talk/ramble about them for quite a long time. He likes puzzles and, what have been given to him, legos. Putting together and taking apart things.

Like I said, no hard evidence, but I could see it.

  • SchillMenaker [he/him]
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    6 days ago

    How is he with sarcasm? I have so many autism traits that I tend to vibe well with autistic people, but I'm also naturally very sarcastic and that's something they pretty much always don't like.

    • Guamer [she/her]
      hexagon
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      6 days ago

      In his case, I think he likes/understands sarcasm and makes sarcastic jokes pretty often.

      • QueerCommie [she/her, fae/faer]
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        5 days ago

        It seems autists tend to either not get sarcasm or have it practically be their first language (I am in the latter camp).