Once I saw a categorisation I liked. There are three kinds of people: those who know what they want or like, those who know what they don’t like and the confused ones.

In other words, it’s totally fine even for neurotypicals not too know if something is better than the other, especially when it comes to subjective reactions based on subconscious or feelings.

My problem with ‘likes’ is that it’s so context dependent. My favourite colour depends on whether we’re taking about paint for the walls, a car, a new jumper or the colour of my finger.

It’s the same as for music, my favorite depends on if I’m working, driving, relaxing or wanting to destroy something.

I really don’t understand how people can have ‘one’ favorite and stick to it.

On the excitement front, yeah, I don’t get people jumping around with joy unless they’re a 6 year old getting birthday cake… But then I’m British, and we don’t do that sort of thing. (Edited for typo twice!)

I empathize with the apparent “lack of emotion”. My father and mother in law sprung for a trip to Japan for my husband and I as a wedding gift, and I was so shocked and excited because I couldn’t believe it was true that I didn’t have it on my face.

FIL thought I was disappointed because I didn’t squeal and jump around like someone on The Price is Right. It was my wedding night, I was already overstimulated from that.

I have to pretend to be stupidly excited for things so people don’t get the wrong idea…