Mimicry

Actually the bit you said about mimicking issues pain etc. I feel like this might be a bit of a problem for me. I think alexithymia plays a part. I'm a bit of an emotional sponge and others emotions infiltrate my own. I'm very easily influenced by others emotions. Eg I thought something was resolved but 2 people have indicated they still feel negatively about it. It's causing me to doubt myself, open up the emotions of the situation again and feel like it's unresolved. Its like my mind says because they are not ok with it that gives me cause to not be ok with it. 

I have to control what I listen to, because if someone I know feels pain or discomfort and tells me, I feel it to. I actuall get ill if they are.

Also, how do those of you diagnosed in the spectrum know if these other aspects, were you also diagnosed with those characteristics as well?

Things like: alexithymia, echolalia, or PDA?

...so I need to seek further assessment to looks for these things?

I don't think alexithymia is a diagnosis in itself. However it was mentioned in my report. Echoalia I think is the same. They are just part of possible AS traits. PDA is something different as I think this is a subset of ASD. I'm sure others will correct me if I'm wrong.

1. Thsnks. I agree. Useful to hear though

1. Thsnks. I agree. Useful to hear though