I am probably autistic. I haven't been diagnosed, and it's all assumed and informal, but I am probably autistic. Growing up, I had a lot of issues with socializing. I didn't make friends easily, and when I did, they were the main focus--the only friend. One of my biggest issues with making friends was that I have very INCREDIBLY poor facial recognition, meaning that I can see a person, know what they look like, even stare at them all day, and the next day, I won't be able to distinguish them from someone else. Growing up, I refused to say anyone's name. Would not do it. When a teacher would ask me who I was partners with, who I was talking to, or who I wanted to sit with, I would either point at the person if I could, or I would have their name written down so that I could look at it first before saying it. If I wanted to get someone's attention, it would be in the form of "HEY!" until they realized I was talking to them. The facial recognition ties ...