Although it might appear to be a little outdated, as it was
published more than four years ago, it still has some very
relevant information concerning autism and AS.

http://hunter.apana.org.au/~cas/autism/speech.html

Here is one exerpt:

The stress-free autistic child:
a.. Is a happy and well-behaved child.
b.. Obeys all the rules to the letter.
c.. Is a deep thinker.
d.. Is hypercritical of his own behaviour. Automatically will assume that
anything that goes wrong is his fault.
e.. Doesn’t deliberately lie, but may appear to lie by not understanding the
relationship between cause and effect or by voicing what he wished had happened
instead of what actually did happen.
f.. Will not deliberately harm others. If he accidentally causes harm then he
will experience intense remorse for a long time after the event although often
doesn’t show this response immediately. Even harm caused during panic or anxiety
attacks will be regretted or produce conflict as the child struggles with the
concept of who was to blame.
g.. If he causes harm or injury or recognises that he has done the wrong
thing, then he will expect to be punished. If others won’t punish him then he
will punish himself often resulting in self-injurious behaviours.
h.. Has a natural wit and humour beyond his/her years.
i.. Is intensely curious and eager to learn.
j.. Requires almost constant mental stimulation broken only by bouts of
intense physical exercise to help calm the mind and release the mental energy
when overly mentally stimulated by new knowledge or ideas. Intense physical
exercise can also help to reduce stress of other occasions.
k.. If he doesn’t have an interest to occupy his mind, this mental energy can
be converted quickly into mischievous acts. A mischievous twinkle in his eye
will signal that he is either about to something or has just done it.
l.. Is a willing helper but needs to be specifically asked to help.
m.. Is very independent from an early age.
n.. Is very caring and protective of all life forms.
o.. Has only a literal interpretation of language.
p.. Has limited understanding of the social use of language or the pragmatic
aspects of language.
q.. Has only one way of talking to others and speaks to and treats everyone
the same. This is often interpreted as being rude or cheeky.
r.. Needs a well-structured and predictable environment to avoid the
fear-response.
s.. Has extensive fine-motor difficulties which makes holding and controlling
a pencil extremely difficult.
t.. Is a night owl – preferring to sleep during the day especially if
photophobic.
u.. May exhibit abnormal fear-responses to every day objects or people.
v.. May exhibit obsessive-compulsive behaviours.
w.. May collect unusual objects.
x.. Likes to order and sort objects and facts. Plays with toys by lining them
up or sorting them into categories.
y.. May be slow to develop self-help skills.
z.. May have difficulty initiating any new activity unless he knows precisely
what is required or has a model to follow.
aa.. Likes people and enjoys the companionship of others but only for short
periods. Has no constant need to be around others and tends to prefer his/her
own thoughts and interests for company.
ab.. Is an observer rather than a participant in most social or sports
activities. May like to participate but fears rejection from past experience.
ac.. Constantly analysing input from the environment trying to make sense out
of his/her observations whether of others or his/her own reactions.
ad.. Shows no fear or panic in dangerous or traumatic situations where these
would be expected.
ae.. Perseverates or fixates on topics or objects he finds interesting.
af.. Has difficulty switching attention so may be slow to respond or fail to
hear correctly any verbal requests when his concentration is monopolised by an
object or topic.
ag.. Has poor short-term memory retention or recall but excellent long-term
memory skills although long-term memory recall may lack a temporal component.
ah.. Regularly talks aloud to himself unaware that he is vocalising his
thoughts or to assist him to think through a problem.
ai.. Is non-competitive. If involved in sport it is usually an individual
event where his focus is on improving his own performance rather than competing.
aj.. Is highly original and creative in his thought processes.