It's one of those weird things, where I don't want to reduce anyone else's experiences by claiming to be something I'm not, but I do relate to a lot of the experiences, and have a lot of traits. I know some autistic people struggle a lot, and I had awful problems with bullying and stuff as a kid but I'm a well functioning adult now. So... it may be true that traits don't necessarily equal autism. I'm just off the edge of the spectrum or something.