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I do not understand tone of voice because I do not detect changes. If I do notice when someone is louder, it sounds angry and worries, as well as scares me.

I do not understand body expressions. When people come closer, I feel threatened if I do not know them because I do not understand why they would want to be so close.

I can tell when a facial expression changes if it is obvious and lasts longer than five seconds. I do not see subtle changes. I do not know what facial expressions-such as, if a smile is real, friendly, sarcastic, etc.

I do not know how to read people's eyes. To me, they are just eyes. When people look at me or I look at them, it is extremely uncomfortable, almost as if my soul or essence of myself is being invaded.

I do not understand how to use tone of voice, facial expressions, body language, or eyes to convey what I mean. I pretend to, but I really do not and I feel awkward, almost as if I am a fraud and lying.

I have to take what people say literally, since that is the only way I can take it. If someone says something that can be taken many ways, it is very difficult, if not impossible to know what they actually mean.

I have trouble conveying what I mean verbally. Often, I say whatever, because I do not know how to think and then say things how others can understand. I feel like I have to translate basically. I know it is rude to be blunt and say whatever you think, or speak without saying, but I do not really understand why-I just pretend to. I do not understand why you should not always be blunt, to me, that is being honest. I do not understand why there has to be so many different subtle meanings for one word, saying, expression. Many common expressions I use without really knowing what they are because they are so illogical to me.

People cannot give me hints I will get. They need to be very blunt. Puns, jokes, cliques, etc are basically beyond me and confusing almost every time.

I do not like knowing people are looking at me since it feels they are judging and laughing at me. It is as if they can see me, my very soul, who I really am, someone I still do not know. It is the same thing with eyes, it is an invasion of not only my space, but my soul as well. It is too intimate to not be awkward, scary, or creepy. Even with people like my parents.

I do not understand why someone did something or what they might do in situations without a lot of work and difficulty.

I cannot multi-task because it is too difficult to remember everything and switch

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