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Am I the only one on the Autism spectrum who doesn't have an extraordinary talent?

I was just wondering if everybody on the autism spectrum has to have an extraordinary talent. I'm 21 and on the autism spectrum, and I don't have anything I'm really good at. How rare is this?
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I'm in the same boat but I'm supposedly "talented" when it comes to music.  I feel frustrated though as I have trouble conveying emotions in my speech so I'm kind of screwed when it comes to singing which I feel is severely limiting.
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You know neurotypicals feel the same way sometimes.  My mom used to tell me that everybody has something they are good at.  I never found what I'm good at.  My brother was the genius.  One of my sisters was great at music.  The other sister wonderful with sports.  

I like what Tom Lehrer once said about Mozart:  "It is sobering to consider that when Mozart was my age he had already been dead for a year." Mozart died at the age of 35.  
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