Published on 12, July, 2020
Or do those terms not really apply to us as part of the autism diagnosis includes difficulties with communication?
A response on this forum prompted me to think: are you an extrovert then?
Most people here appear to be introverts - however, does this just go back to autism?
Years ago I did the Myers-Briggs test and I came out as an INFJ (Advocate).
I seem to remember this was the rarest profile and my autistic friend was the same.
A link below for anyone interested:
https://www.16personalities.com/infj-personality
So, if there was a choice between actually meeting a real person in real life or just an image of their face on a computer screen, the screen would win hands down for me!
How do you perceive yourself and do you think the term is relevant as we are autistic?
I would say it's kind of irrelevant for me, at least, as because of anxiety and mental health it all depends on how I am on that day. Some days I feel like I could go out and meet someone but others I need to stay in and avoid people at all costs.
So for me, it feels like one day I could be up to it and others I can't. So I think it's irrelevant. I'm not one specifically, it alters depending on anxiety, moods and mentality.