I'm not sure whether I need advice or just a confirmation from others saying "you're doing great, keep it up". For context I have mild autism and I'm not the best at reading social cues and it's hard sometimes to see how things are playing out.

We've been texting pretty much non stop for the past week and that has been going really well. We haven't gone on a first date yet and it is gonna be on the week of June 11th because her schedule is packed so this whole time has just been texing and occasionally talking outside of work since she's a coworker. I was told by one of her friends to take it extremely slow because of her past experiences so I don't want to come off as pushy or overbearing but at the same time I don't want to fall into the pit of being too platonic.

On Friday, I went to a local play she was starring in and bought her flowers to show support for her. During the intermission she came over and we talked for a bit, as she was leaving she put her hand on my shoulder for a bit before going back to the play area. After it ended we hung out outside the place and I got a couple side hugs before leaving. Now at work when I see her we give a small hug to each other and it's a more normal thing.

That's pretty much the story so far and I'm not sure what I should do in the meantime waiting for the date. It feels like a weird spot because it's all before the first date and I'm worried about making more attempts for physical touch or talking more about dating and such, especially communicating to her about what her definition of slow since she hasn't said it herself.

Sorry if it's hard to read, I'm typing this on my phone while working.