trust

I don't about whether it's common with Asperger's, but I generally don't trust people.

However, it kind of depends what you mean by 'trust'.

I'm very wary of complete strangers and all my senses switch to maximum alert level if I'm approached by a stranger in the street.

In most situations in which I have to interact with strangers, such as in shops, I have a slightly more pragmatic approach based on a cost/benefit analysis of the likelihood they'll do or wish me harm (i.e. they'll probably lose their jobs, in most cases, so the likelyhood of them doing me harm is low) - but I'll always check the change given to me by a shop assistant, for example.

Also, I would say I don't completely trust even my closest family - not because I think they (mostly) will maliciously do me harm, but more because they are fully independant individuals who I have little to no control over, or understanding of - so, for example, my Dad recently helped me by finishing off the decorating in my kitchen, for me, but, although I am extremely grateful for the help, this was an excruciating experience for me because I simply could not 'trust' him to do the job to the standard I would ideally prefer (although I know that to many the standard of work would be more than adequate) - and, indeed, now it's done there are things that still rankle me, because they're not 'perfect', by my definition of 'perfect', and there were things where I thought "why did you do that like that?"

So, no I don't 'trust' people, in differing ways and to differing degrees, according to whom the person is, but also I do, to a limited degree, 'put my trust in people' according to whom they are and the cost to them of doing me some form of harm.

I don't about whether it's common with Asperger's, but I generally don't trust people.

However, it kind of depends what you mean by 'trust'.

I'm very wary of complete strangers and all my senses switch to maximum alert level if I'm approached by a stranger in the street.

In most situations in which I have to interact with strangers, such as in shops, I have a slightly more pragmatic approach based on a cost/benefit analysis of the likelihood they'll do or wish me harm (i.e. they'll probably lose their jobs, in most cases, so the likelyhood of them doing me harm is low) - but I'll always check the change given to me by a shop assistant, for example.

Also, I would say I don't completely trust even my closest family - not because I think they (mostly) will maliciously do me harm, but more because they are fully independant individuals who I have little to no control over, or understanding of - so, for example, my Dad recently helped me by finishing off the decorating in my kitchen, for me, but, although I am extremely grateful for the help, this was an excruciating experience for me because I simply could not 'trust' him to do the job to the standard I would ideally prefer (although I know that to many the standard of work would be more than adequate) - and, indeed, now it's done there are things that still rankle me, because they're not 'perfect', by my definition of 'perfect', and there were things where I thought "why did you do that like that?"

So, no I don't 'trust' people, in differing ways and to differing degrees, according to whom the person is, but also I do, to a limited degree, 'put my trust in people' according to whom they are and the cost to them of doing me some form of harm.