Autistic strengths

My support worker asked me yesterday if I have any strengths. I said no, I couldn't think of any at the time. She then asked me something else which no one has asked me before.

Do I have any autistic strengths. 

At the time I couldn't think of anything. Whenever people ask me something it takes a while before my brain can come up with the answers, and as I thought it would, it's decided to come up with them when I should be sleeping.

Thanks brain! 

From what I can gather my autistic strengths are the following.

  • Excellent memory - I only need to watch something once and I never forget it. Same with going to places, I remember it almost photographically.
  • Very honest.
  • Great eye for detail - often notice things others do not.
  • Can mimic other people and TV characters voices with ease.
  • Repetitive - I can watch the same things and listen to the same songs on repeat for hours. I never get bored.
  • I'm like an encyclopedia of knowledge on the things I like and find interesting.

I would love to hear your own strengths.

Feel free to share as many or as little as you want to.

Parents
  • I love this question.

    My main ones I think are 

    - Detail focused which means I can pick up things that others do not

    - Ability to do precise tasks repetitively, I'm a great person to have around for lab work

    - Following instructions precisely, sometimes this can be to my detriment, but again it's really useful for lab work

    - Pattern spotting, I'm great at picking up trends and patterns in data, behaviour, text.

    - Very honest, while this can be a negative, it also means that some people seek me out specifically as they know I will not placate them. 

Reply
  • I love this question.

    My main ones I think are 

    - Detail focused which means I can pick up things that others do not

    - Ability to do precise tasks repetitively, I'm a great person to have around for lab work

    - Following instructions precisely, sometimes this can be to my detriment, but again it's really useful for lab work

    - Pattern spotting, I'm great at picking up trends and patterns in data, behaviour, text.

    - Very honest, while this can be a negative, it also means that some people seek me out specifically as they know I will not placate them. 

Children
No Data