No special abilities. She's actually non-verbal and at the moderate-functioning level. She makes sounds and tries to make words--sometimes certain words are fairly clear actually. But carrying on a conversation doesn't happen. It does between myself and her, but only because I can discern what she is asking for or trying to convey. It's a challenge....24/7 challenge. But worth it in the big scheme of things.;) She doesn't play musical instruments....doesn't do math equations....obviously doesn't sing....none of the things most of the true 'gifted' autistics are known to do.
I will say she is actually smarter and brighter than what most would think and extremely inquisitive about things. She's self taught on using a tablet. When I first got her one, I had to find the videos she might like on YouTube for example....and it was pure 'hope' that I got it right. When she would tire of one video she let me know with a motion or sound to "go"....meaning find a different video. After trying a video or 2 or 150, I might luck into one she wanted. That was time consuming like you can not imagine! I then decided to attempt to teach her basic swiping on the screen, scrolling, clicking, etc.....so it would give her the independence of being able to choose what she wanted to watch and when. Big step for her if it worked. It took a whole 3 minutes and she took over! She looked at me like, "Dad....I got this". Ever since, she does everything on her own. I know it's not a big deal to most folks but to us--going from having to do everything on her first tablet to her proficiency now is a mountain of an achievement. And I wasn't exaggerating either when I said 3 minutes. She watched me explain it to her and show her ONCE....and boom--she was totally in control. I was so friggin proud. Also relieved I wasn't going to be locked down for hours at a time anymore playing whack-a-mole trying to find a video! That was about 8-9 years ago. She hasn't needed my help at all since then. She truly has mastered some short-cuts and techniques that I would have likely never figured out on my own as well.