Characteristics of Autism

Here are a list of characteristics compiled by college students in an exploring autism class after reading articles written by autistics and watching videos of autistics:
1. Above all, most autistics would not change the way they are
2. Autistics are highly creative
3. Autistics have under or overactive sensory stimulation
4. Autistics experience social difficulties
5. Many autistic individuals avoid eye contact
6. Many autistics enjoy/prefer alone time
7. Some autistics have obsessions/ fixations
8. Some autistics have speech difficulties
9. Autistics like order and routine, as well as dislike change
10. Family is of great importance to autistic individuals
11. Autistics experience self-stimulation or stimmies
12. Many autistics experience anxiousness
13. Autistics are sometimes blunt and tend to have literal thinking
14. Autistic individuals are ver often the subjects of bullying
15. Many autistics have very special abilities that give them the title of a savant