There are numerous pointers in the literature about appearing to have friends, or appearing popular. And your mother might be trying to see things that way to reassure you.
Quite often, when observed, the child on the spectrum was less befriended than that he/she had a nice house to go round to, interesting toys, a better television, more videos etc. The "friends" took advantage rather than shared involvement.
You can be popular but for the wrong reasons - because you are entertaining to hang about with to see if you'll do something daft.
But some biographies of young people on the spectrum they have been personable, genuinely popular, and perhaps lucky with supportive friends.
I don't see that being able to impersonate people precludes autism. Indeed being good at acting out roles might be a way of compensating for poor interactive social skills.
There are numerous pointers in the literature about appearing to have friends, or appearing popular. And your mother might be trying to see things that way to reassure you.
Quite often, when observed, the child on the spectrum was less befriended than that he/she had a nice house to go round to, interesting toys, a better television, more videos etc. The "friends" took advantage rather than shared involvement.
You can be popular but for the wrong reasons - because you are entertaining to hang about with to see if you'll do something daft.
But some biographies of young people on the spectrum they have been personable, genuinely popular, and perhaps lucky with supportive friends.
I don't see that being able to impersonate people precludes autism. Indeed being good at acting out roles might be a way of compensating for poor interactive social skills.
