Coomon or quirk?

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So I had yet another queston for you all.

Do you find that your that your child(ren) or yourself have an issue with things mixing?

Like foods, toys, or other stuff.

My daughter became upset because I mixed her Hello Kitty Band-Aids and her Barbie Band-Aids in one box.


I, myself have AS and somethings really bug me if they are mixed. (Ok most things. lol) Things like food, or toys when I was younger. I was very particular about grouping a lot of things together. I was very particular about where certain things went. I have gotten much better with age. Like there would have been a time when mixing types or kinds of Band-Aids would have bothered me but since there were only 5 left of one kind I put them in another box. I was wondering if this is common with people with an ASD or is this just a quirk?

Thanks

My daughter has a strong need for order and her own ideas of what goes where. She is classic Autistic but my son (aspie) has a problem with people moving his things....his toys, ect and his food touching or food that is mixed together. My daughter is far worse and she would get upset just as your daughter did if you mixed the Hello Kitty band aids with the Barbie ones....I mean really what were you thinking?
She is also is all about Strawberry Shortcake and she has the little dolls that she carries around with her. We wont let her take them out with us anymore because she will just randomly drop them and then realize that they are gone and start screaming bloody murder....then we are running around the store asking people "have you seen a little doll with purple hair?".....there is Plum, Lemon, Strawberry, and Orange....these dolls are very important and they have a little stupid cafe house thing with little parts that get lost. The reason I call it stupid is because if anyone touches or moves any of it we are all in serious trouble. I have had to teach my home aides (I have an auto immune disease so I have help at home)....never to touch the cafe or the dolls!

Actually I had to adjust to my aides too because I also have Aspergers and I feel invaded when people are touching my things or moving my things. I dont mind them moping the floors though...that is no problem for me!

I think if you do not have autism it could just be thought of as a quirk but it is pretty typical in ASD kids/people.

I don't have children but I remember my Mum telling me that as a young child I needed to have all my veg seperate and wouldn't eat any form of mashed food (especially when mixed). I think I also got upset once because the last few of one Panadol brand were mixed with another packet when younger. I still have huge issues regarding someone messing with my books.

I haven't noticed my kids being very organized about anything. Usually it is me nagging them to death about following my organization, but it makes my life easier because I am not always hearing "Where is..." I have a container for each of my son's Legos. Now if only he would care to keep them organized. I have containers with labels for everything.

I recall as a kid being messy. My Mom was always nagging me about it. I remember my locker in middle school being a mess. Somewhere in high school I became more orderly. I have since always like things in it place. It just makes life so much easier. One less thing to think about, basically. I guess my girls have neat desks. The desk fairy (They are in the 1st grade.) was always coming to visit them because they had clean desks this past school year. I am shocked.

I have never liked my food to mix. Even now the only time I can think that I mix food is when I eat Chinese. My girls are very adventurous with their eating. My boys aren't and I don't see them mixing foods, but they aren't freaking if their foods touch a bit or anything like that. Neither of my older boys (only one is AS) will eat mushy foods still, but they both had bad reflux as babies and toddlers. I am convinced that is what caused this aversion for them.

Thank you so much. You are all so awesome. I always be like a burden because I am always asking questions but never adding much.

I appreciate it.

Most toddlers go through a sorting phase, and it tends to be strongest and last longest with food, largely because additional factors are involved when it comes to food. AS children, however, are more likely to take it to extremes, is the impression I've had. But, overall, pretty common ... And the majority will simply outgrow it. So you make life easier by playing along.

Ack! Poor girl. I hope you didn't throw out her second box.

I would love to be perfectly organized, but I'm incredibly messy because I don't have the time to reach that level of organization. Half measures, of course, feel pointless.