Little things you do that are unique, even to other Aspies

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I've eaten ramen out of the wrapper before. The cup kind, not the bland package kind.

I washed my clothes all by hand in the sink in my old house and was disappointed that I can't in my new place.

I won't eat food anyone else has touched. It's gross.

I share these two things with you.

I share these things with you. Though I like monkeys more than glow-in-the-dark things, ha.

If I start a fresh peace of gum and have to spit it out I will save it for later. I'll usually put it in my pocket or in a place where I can pick it up again that's not floor or is not seen by other people.

I make animal noises, usually cat or chicken, when I was a child it was frog croaking.
I pace when I'm anxious or excited.
I repeat lines from movies and tv shows randomly and frequently.
I wiggle my toes when I have a real good...um...orgasm.

I often tap my fingers or feet to music.
I talk to my pets a lot, and know that they understand me.

I growl on a regular basis(when I'm upset, angry, annoyed, irritated, frustrated, ect.)

I howl(but only when there's no-one around) like a wolf(sorta, it's evolved a little from that)

sometimes I roll on the floor, and pretend to be a dinosaur while I'm rolling

I talk to inanimate objects, all the time, most noticeable when I apologize to something after I run into it.

I have other things I do but I can't think of them now(or more likely I don't feel like thinking about them)

I have never in my life stepped on a storm drain or sewer grate or anything transparent.

I eat soup with a fork (including the broth... yeah, that takes a while).

I like to wear rubber gloves when I eat "finger food," though most people I associate with won't allow me to do this in public.

I ride the Tilt-a-Whirl at the fair so obsessively my friends stop wanting to ride with me.

I fill up the lines of my notebook paper with drawings of circles. I'm trying to make them as perfect as possible, though I know I will never actually make a completely perfect one.

I love to sit cross-legged. I do it whenever possible, even on a chair. As a result, my legs have become very flexible and I can even do the lotus seat.

That's probably the most unique habit I've ever heard of. And I must say it sounds quite awesome.

Watch the same movie over and over

I tap my hands together

Play with my nose and pull it down to my face

I sometimes wear rubber gloves when I look at newspapers

When my husband decides to do something at the spur of the moment, I can adjust to it but it takes me less than a day to adjust but then I have to do it and it's nearly impossible for me to switch back or else I will be upset about it and not feel right inside

I watch the same video over and over on youtube or play the same song over and over and it's not with every song, it's only with certain music

I can't go barefoot, feels too uncomfortable

I sometimes like to walk on cracks

I have eaten dried noodles

I lick my plate and bowl but I only do it at home

I sit in a chair with my toes touching the floor only the the rest of my feet are not on the floor

I smell things like books or CDs.

When sitting, I will sometimes put my foot on my other foot.

I sometimes tap my face

I pop pimples and like popping my husband's

I say random things when I am by myself

I enjoy some pain like when I have bites, I like to rub it using a comb. back when i still had the sensory brush that is used to rub the skin to treat sensory processing disorder, I used it over my bites.

I like to trace over the lines on notebook paper

I make animal noises when I see animals

My hand gesture is pointing my finger and shaking it when I am upset or trying to get my point across. That used to make my first ex feel threatened when I did that.

I curl my hands up into fists when I am frustrated or mad

I shake my hands when excited

I fiddle with pages in my book as I read

When going somewhere new, I must look it up on google maps and figure out the route to get there

I liked the smell of my son's poop when he was an infant exclusively on breast milk

I like the smell of unleaded gas

Skunk smell doesn't bother me

Cleaning spray stuff teachers used in school for the whiteboards, never bothered me, I loved the smell

I like the smell of new clothes and will sniff them

I also wash few of my clothes in the sink because some are meant to be hand washed but I tend to procrastinate doing it because I am too lazy to do it

Food that can be heated up, I eat cold

I like cookie doe so I eat it as I make cookies

I like raw meat but shame I can't eat it all so I have very little when I cook it or put it in freezer bags

I swallow my snot so instead of blowing my nose, I sniff it down my throat

I bounce my legs and feet as I sit and type and read

I bounce my legs and feet when I am lying down

I sometimes like to hold my arms in the air and move my hands around as I am lying down

I sometimes like to tap on walls because I like how it feels and the sound of it

I do it as well. I went three years not using one and then I started to again this recently due to stress. I will also use it during the day too. But I have to be careful because I went outside to take the trash out and I realized I still had it in my mouth. Luckily no one saw me with it. I also like having it in my mouth and I am not biting on the nipple or sucking on it.

I tend to regress when I am under too much stress and want to escape the adult world.

I did this as a child whenever a certain song was played on the stereo.



Same here.



I usually do this towards people I personally dislike a lot, and I make a hissing sound (like a snake.)



I share these things with you. As for walking barefoot, I can't stand doing so outdoors. I hate the feeling when walking on stones or gravel.

Here's a list of some of my other 'quirks':

Whenever I'm in conversation with a person face-to-face, and starts to get anxious or stressed, I rub my forehead with a hand as if stimulating my brain.

I avoid the toilets in restrooms as much as possible. The thought of other people who had used them before me irks me, especially if they possibly aren't cleaned nearly enough.

When there are vegetables on a seperate place on my plate, I always eat them first.

I've always had a disinterest in overly popular entertainment, such as certain anime, games, movies or trivial things; e.g. Naruto, Skyrim.
I may start to like it when the hysteria calms down, though.

I can't seem to develop my drawing or painting skills.

I'm scared of roleplaying on forums again, due to past experiences.

When talking to someone, and they possibly expect me to have eye-contact with them which is uncomfortable, I focus on the spot between their eyes. My eyes doesn't seem to 'cross' this way, making it look like I'm looking at them in their eyes.

I bark at dogs in the street when I’m out with my wife. It always provokes a response from the dog, it eithers jumps or barks back at me.

When I’m stressed I walk round in circles, or make circles on a flat surface with my index finger.
I have to stop myself from shaking my head when I eat certain foods.

Another peculiar thing - I stay silent for about an hour after waking up. It's as if all will to open my mouth and speak is gone, slowly returning as the minutes fly by.

If it is really necessary, I can speak... but it requires a considerable effort to even begin.

I think we need to find a glow-in-the-dark monkey collection... ^_^

Every room in my apartment has at LEAST 20 monkeys (be they stuffed, statues or pictures) and every wall and ceiling has been painted with glow-splotches (hopefully whomever moves in after me likes the effect )

I had astronomy-style glowing wallpaper on the wall of my bedroom for a while (I had to leave the place). One of my interests is astronomy.