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Are we Otroverts?

TheCatWoman

Theres an article in todays Guardian about this newly recognosed personality type, it describes people who feel like they don't belong, wish for emotional independence and have lots of original idea?

If you are then you'd be in the company of the likes of Freida Khaloe and Albert Einstein, but then who wouldn't want to be up there with those great minds?

Do you think this describes many autistic people?

Could this be a way of normalising ND, by adding another personality type rather than Jung's intorverts and extroverts?

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  • TheCatWoman said:
    Could this be a way of normalising ND, by adding another personality type rather than Jung's intorverts and extroverts?

    I'm not sure, it's just a communication and interaction style, communication differences are only a part of the diagnostic criteria for ASD, there are also repetitive movements, routines, very intense and limited interests, there is a mention of good social skills on the otrovert characteristics list, but its not the case for most of autistic people, in autism criteria are also sensory differences,  there is no mention of them about the otroverts. So I think, that someone can be both, otrovert and autistic, but otrovert is not equal to autistic. The discovery of this new personality Type may lead to discovery of some people being otroverts, but misdiagnosed as autistic- i think. Like it was in some cases of HSPs, as I heard in one Video about HSP on YouTube.

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  • TheCatWoman said:
    Could this be a way of normalising ND, by adding another personality type rather than Jung's intorverts and extroverts?

    I'm not sure, it's just a communication and interaction style, communication differences are only a part of the diagnostic criteria for ASD, there are also repetitive movements, routines, very intense and limited interests, there is a mention of good social skills on the otrovert characteristics list, but its not the case for most of autistic people, in autism criteria are also sensory differences,  there is no mention of them about the otroverts. So I think, that someone can be both, otrovert and autistic, but otrovert is not equal to autistic. The discovery of this new personality Type may lead to discovery of some people being otroverts, but misdiagnosed as autistic- i think. Like it was in some cases of HSPs, as I heard in one Video about HSP on YouTube.

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