Im sort of self-diagnosed. Ive been reading up on ASC for the past few years. One of the "ah-ha" moments for me was reading about mimicking and observing. Since ive identified this in myself, i have become more aware im doing it. More aware usually just after its taken place or upon reflection a little while later. It happened today in the kitchen at work. 2 staff members were in one of whom id been with that morning. The other i couldnt remember if id said hello to first thing. They were having lunch. I didnt say hello when i walked in. I was only going to the fridge. I didnt know what to do. I didnt want to be rude but they were busy amd id alreafy spoken to at least one. Another colleague who is on the same terms as me with the 2 lunchers came in and i found myself observing how she handled the situation. This was an unconsvious effort but then i realised what i wss doing. It was a neutral sitatuion. No stress etc.
Now, ive talkef to my partner aboyt this mimicking observing etc. He said he does it if he doesnt know what to do in a situation. He is not on the spectrum. I know NT people do this. So my question is wheres the threshold? At what point does it become an ASC thing? Is it when its met with other factors and a package is put together? eg sensory, reading body language etc.