Is being able to "become" people or things an aspi

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I have this be abilitiy to become other people that have seen in real life or on tv or video games.
I would suposse its an advanced form of mimicry. i was able to observe a person collect thier traits into a working matrix, save it for later use, and teporarily merge that matrix onto my base personality. wouldnt even have to be a person. i could become say a zergling. it was fun

My bodily immitation is quite on

I perfected the 'tripping up the stairs' and 'slipping down the stairs' routine so well that when I actually did it, people had to be told it was real

I can fake air drummers, guitarist, singers, speakers, Hitler, etc.. the list goes on

Being an actor is a good aspie trait, we've been acting our whole lives

Every time I watch a movie I haven't seen before, I notice that my personality temporarily becomes just like that of the main character. I also sometimes accidentally take on the personality of someone I'm talking to. When I was very young this would happen whenever I made eye contact. That was one reason I hated eye contact.

I've had this experience in quite a few ways before. I keep myself pretty secluded from people these days, so I tend not to pick up on their traits so much anymore, but I find after I watch a movie or show with (especially southern US) accents, I have to make an effort not to speak like the characters. When I sing to music I'm playing I sing with the exact inflection, tone, emotion, etc. as the singer, or as close as my own voice can match it. I find it irritating to listen to a cover of a song that I'm used to by a differnt band or whatever, I think it has something to do with this. My boyfriend likes it when I mock people because (he says) I sound just like them. Thanks for bringing this up hyperion, I've often wondered about it.
I've used this ability before to cope with certain situations that I couldn't (or thought I couldn't) acting strictly as myself. Why is it I can act but I'm incapable of manipulating people on purpose, I wonder about that, too.

I can imitate people pretty good.

I can't mimic things like accents at all, but I can mimic most animal noises very well and I've never had a problem creating sounds and accents that don't show up in English in any of the foreign language classes I've taken (admittedly, the most difficult of these was the rolled-R sound in Latin).

It's great to hear that others can do this. The heartbreak of this ability to imitate, is that often I find that the person who is finding me so much fun, with so much in common, is basically peering into a mirror. This kind of relationship never lasts. It has taken me years to discover this. Also, it is the same when walking down the street. Sometimes I'll make eye contact, and a person with a lovely or interesting face will smile, and I will smile back. Then I keep seeing that person, or even feeling like I've become that person to the point of madness! It's really weird, when you think of it.

Elementary my dear Watson, this is a trait of us ASpic.

I do this all the time. Last night I cracked my wife up with my impression of a heron. I was totally serious, but she found it funny.

Also I sometimes channel W.C. Fields. The scary part of this is once I start, it's hard to stop!! !

[quote="One-Winged-Angel"]Every time I watch a movie I haven't seen before, I notice that my personality temporarily becomes just like that of the main character.quote]

I do exactly the same thing, only for me it's with whichever character I'm most interested in. I have to admit, it's quite a relief that others experience this too. I was admittedly slightly worried about it at times, especially considering how I tend to get drawn to the most unusual character in every film/TV show (eg. Hexadecimal from ReBoot, Jack Sparrow from POTC (that one just felt weird!), etc.).

I often end up imitating people... if people are around that have accents, I will end up imitating them... If people do non-verbal things, I will imitate that too... That's how I'm trained. It annoys the hell out of some people, especially when I was around someone for a few months who constantly said "No comment.", and I repeat that. Oops...

But hey, it's alot of fun sometimes

No argument here. When I'm alone reading a book with english accents I like to read the quotes aloud.
I've even immitated the guy from the Ikea commercial at work as a joke.

I do a good Austin Powers, Baby!

This trait is called Soul Bonding. Basically, you take on the traits of someone you're experiencing the emotions of. I was curious if it was somehow related to Asperger's Syndrome...

I've been doing this all my life, particuarly when I see movies or play Role Playing Games...

I've also heard it called Empathic ability. Most children have this, but they lose it as they get older, which is why if you're upset near an infant, they get upset too.

Perhaps this chamelion (sp?) effect is why most medical professionals I've talked with are wondering why I have this label... that is, until they preform the tests on me. I guess, if I HAD to, I could fake normalicy... *Shudder*

But you have to admit... it does make things alot easier when trying to do certain things. But it is slightly annoying if the effects can't be controlled and you start meowing in class (Just did that...)

Meow! *Runs away*

Yeah, it seems to be related to Empath abilities. It's a human trait everyone (including those with Asperger's) have. I wonder if practicing it would make someone with Autism/related disorders more social...

isn't this known as "Echolalia" or something much like it. i find it quite expected to "Become" like another character/person if enough time has been spent around this person. It generally makes me think that people on the spectrum may be lacking some "origin of persona" but then again, this society doesn't take to well to "quirky types".

to some degree, people (nts or otherwise) have to "act" in order to get along in the world. if people were completely honest all the time, this world would be complete chaos.(not that it isn't, but moreso) there would be no chance for growth or creativity. plus, honesty and truth are relative terms, subject to the individual, making the analysis of what is "true" or "real". i've had nts tell me i was "crazy" when i would make an observation about something. the difference really only lies in what i was minding, or paying attention to, at the time being.