I hate this type of question. I don't know whether I have trouble working out people's intentions because my mental (and physical) health has me isolated socially. I don't interact enough with people irl to know, I've been a loner basically all my life. Same for stuff like "do people frequently say X about you" - people don't say anything about me, let alone frequently or to my face.

It's really frustrating sometimes, especially when you're trying to get any diagnosis because these questionnaires don't take social anxiety into account.

Definitely. Especially as I've begun trying and failing to date more and find a partner. I just can't tell if someone likes me or is just being friendly. There have been a number of occasions where a woman had no interest in a romantic relationship with me but expected me to figure it out from nonverbal cues alone. Many people don't want to be dicks, so everything they do, they do with an air of friendliness. But since I can't pick up on the subtle cues, I end up just naïvely thinking they like me because they are being friendly.

We already had a question about reading subtext, so I guess this one is more about the underlying motivations.

Anyway in the for column, there's been times when I've been scammed or taken advantage of. And I've had some "[years later]... Ohhh! She was flirting with me" moments.

In against, I think I'm not bad at spotting when someone is masking distress or discomfort (tho I don't always know what to do with that information). And out of meatspace, with time to process, I'm much better at spotting bad actors.

Going for Slightly Agree

I guess this one is about interpreting vague questions or demands?

It's not hard to work out normally - I just ask a ton of questions.