How emotionally intelligent - or not - are you as an Autistic person?

Hello ComputerGeek1337,

I hope your weekend is going brilliantly

As an autistic woman, I would say I am fairly emotionally intelligent - not too bad at reflecting on my own thoughts/feelings/actions, understanding how I could self-improve, masking in different social groups, interpreting other people's emotions and responding right. However, I always identify areas for improvement, and I am always keen to develop my emotional intelligence and overall skillset as a person.

How would you rate your own emotional intelligence?

Fairly bad. Its very unnuanced and unrestrained.  

Oh dear. That sounds like a very harsh perception of yourself. We all have varying degrees of emotional intelligence, some elements more highly ranking than others. For instance, while I may have pretty good self-awareness and empathy for quite a few people, I believe still need to develop my social skills with more diverse people (e.g., those who like engaging in office banter and sharing sarcastic humour) and emotional-regulation in response to more diverse situations (e.g., staying calmer in response to getting constructive feedback at work). I am sure you already have some great emotional intelligence skills, and will certainly identify them if you self-reflect a bit longer :)

Can you give me some advice I’m trying to learn how to improve it. 

I'm pretty good at it.

I'm pretty good at it.

Can you give me some advice I’m trying to learn how to improve it.