Lets list the funny things we do.

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Random noises
Unplanned and planned

Hall duty playing ukulele or harmonica

Random insertion into argument( mine or others)- I have 3 T shirts.

When I was young (around 3), I saw an episode of I Dream of Jeannie- the one where Jeannie turned the living room into a campground, with a brook and all. I decided I wanted to make a brook in our house (watching flowing water fascinates me), so I put the plug in the kitchen sink (I did this several times), and flooded the sink to emulate 'a brook'.

lesse..... as a kid I used to be fascinated with faux-flatulence, i'd make farting sounds with the heel of my hand against the corner of my mouth, sometimes both hands/corners. i'd do this in school and get sent to the principal's office. I was anal-retentive to the max, sometimes not going for a week. I daydreamed like nobody's business, just staring out the window. I used to like to play "camping" in my bedroom by taking a table and draping a big blanket over it, and hiding under there with a lamp. I used to stare at TV test patterns, they were endlessly fascinating especially with the pilot tone. on windy days I used to like to "lean into" the wind which made me feel like I was flying. as a child up to the present [a double entendre of sorts] I used to eat my sandwiches crust-first, thereby saving the yummy middle best for last. I useta peel the chapped skin off my lips. had to break myself of that one as my lips were becoming deformed from quasi-scar tissue. at social events I generally "disappear."

Add on from The Dr.

Bird whistles while looking up

Spontaneous magic off stage and moving on.

Harmonica mini concerts while waiting I line at Walmart

Years ago my grandson juggled basketballs during trips to Toys R Us.

Fake accents in
A. Fast food drive on line
B. Telemarketers.
Start interviewing telemarketers about their tricks of their trade
Do you have your MBA?
B. A.
B. S.
F. B. I. ?

lesse, vol. deux-
I do my #1 in a galvanized tin can that used to contain tomato sauce, so it is guarantee to not rot away. I toss it out back, that seems to help scare the coons and possums away. when my toilet broke, I used to do the same with #2, but winter came and it became too hard to do that, so I begged my bro in law to fix my toilet for me. I don't generally wash my dishes, I lick 'em clean. I use some old paper drapes I got from working in the army operating room, I cover my windows with 'em in lieu of curtains. my tin can doesn't have much in the way of storage so I put a lot of my stuff in boxes I get from grocery stores, stack 'em in the corners.

1. Throughout elementary school, high school, and college, whenever the school had a game or concert, I always preferred wandering the classrooms, hallways, or school grounds (alone while stimming/"zoning out"), over participating, watching, or socializing.

2. One year, I shared a bunk bed with my sister. I choose the bottom bunk, draped a blanket under her mattress and over the sides, and created an awesome den.

2.5. I also like to wrap myself up in heavy blankets (in taco- or burrito-style).

3. I love my service dog. Sure, he helps me a lot, he is smart, he is obedient, he is sweet, he is cute, but most importantly... I love his scent. I love to nestle my face in the soft fur at his neck and breathe in his scent.

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31st of July, 2013
Diagnosed: Autism Spectrum Disorder, Auditory-Verbal Processing Speed Disorder, and Visual-Motor Processing Speed Disorder.

Weak Emerging Social Communicator (The Social Thinking-­Social Communication Profile by Michelle Garcia Winner, Pamela Crooke and Stephanie Madrigal)

"I am silently correcting your grammar."

When I was around 6 or 7 years old I thought I could fly or at least hoover in the air by jumping off the porch and before I hit the ground, jump again in mid air, and keep doing that, repetitively jumping in mid air until I was hovering in the air. I was so sure this would work. I kept trying over and over again but couldn't get it to work but I kept trying.
I didn't understand why it didn't work.

Hmm...

I randomly say phrases in Mandarin that have nothing to do with anything that's happening.

I do lots of hyperactive things like dancing randomly, jumping around, making strange noises because it's fun, running instead of walking, tapping rhythms on objects, pacing, etc.

I make jokes that no one understands except me, because only I get the reference. And I still think it's funny.

I do things in a very odd manner, like unloading the dishwasher. I will bend and contort into strange positions rather than move my feet, and I do it rhythmically. Many ordinary things I do in a sort of rhythm, as if I'm a machine.

I listen to the same songs over and over for weeks at a time, and sing them repeatedly.

I talk about things but leave out really important details (assuming the other person magically has the same knowledge I do) so that the person I'm talking to is thoroughly confused.

I will suddenly switch topics in a conversation with no warning, also leaving the other person thoroughly confused.

I'll think of more later.

I eat, drink and write stories in the bath.

I can recite the entire dialogue of my two favorite movies, Better Off Dead and Office Space, in real time without watching them. Last year when a friend was off from work due to cancer treatments, she asked me to recommend some funny movies to make her laugh. Of course I recommended these two.
Between groups when I was on break from work I would text a funny line from the movie. She was amazed that she had just seen that part seconds before, this happened a fair number of times throughout the two movies.
I drive my wife (NT) crazy with this...

1)After ordering a slice of pizza I would stand near the counter rather then take a seat.

-----I do this too and I don't feel bad about it because I'm not staying. Ever.

I would wear weird clothing I found at the salvation army that was ridiculous looking. I have 0 fashion sense and don't understand "matching" colors.

-------I do not have any fashion sense either. I do understand matching clothes because of being married. They will find one thread and then use that thread color to 'match' to an accessory's overall color.


At the checkout in grocery stores I have no clue what I'm doing with my cart and I somehow get stuck with it behind me

---------Ummm, why is this Aspie? I mean, I do it all the time too. But, why is that Aspie?


I forgot to wash my face with soap in the shower for years,no clue why or how but yeah.

---------Depending on country, that is not unusual as it is believed that soaps and astringents will dry out and damage the skin. They will wash with water, and pat dry, but not always do a deep or soapy scrub.


I walk around the house and porch with no shoes or socks

--------I grew up barefoot. I prefer barefoot. Why is this an Aspie thing?


I stay in my room all day

-------I gotcha completely on this as I hate dealing with people and getting out and about in the sensory overlaod named NYC.


"Turrets "cause me to speak out my thoughts some times

---------I have trouble with unintended vocalizations. But, it's not Tourette Syndrome as it only happens when I am in deep thought or during my zones. I also don't put out vocalizations that are just random. Too many times, when I thought I was thinking and being quiet, people have asked what I was saying. That is very disturbing to me since I am unaware it is happening. What if the unfiltered BS I grew up with bubbles out.


Sometimes I take a long time to reply to someone without realizing how much time passed

-----------Have had people ask me where I zoned out to when in a conversation. Could be zoned, or trying to catch up or trying to answer.


Once I didn't look for oncoming traffic when getting out street side

-------who hasn't?

I didn't understand excuses and thought people were just being stupid.

-----------I just don't understand anything that is not plainly spoken.

Once I said" I don't get why dunkin doughnuts doesn't accept anything bigger than a $20 bill ,$50 I could see ,even $100 ..oh wait nevermind...

-----------Not this specifically, but other things along that vein. But, I wonder if this is an Aspie thing or not.


I can't learn anything without devoting hours on simple things and struggle to pick up concepts 12 year olds can.

---------------This is a recurrent theme with me. I can pick things up ultra, ultra fast. IF, and only IF, it's a special interest. Otherwise, I'm a complete foul up.


I can't hold a conversation ,part because of fear of failing and another because I don't know what to say.

--------For me, it's not knowing what to say or how to say it without offending people. Too blunt, too elliptical, too literal...well....too much of everything wrong, it'll pop out. Sooner or later (usually sooner) I'm going to make a bad social mistake.

And then there's:
Speaking in a way that excludes others because we have no common frame of reference. I cannot communicate unless I have seen or heard something that resonates with me.

I make funny noises and talk to myself a lot.

I can get totally stuck on a song or album (Concept albums are great for this) and jsut cannot get it out of my head or off the playlist.

I have found out that many times when I'm communicating, I am not giving the information I thought I was.
Can get distracted and never find my way back to what I was talking about.

I don't like to work out because then I start bouncing all over the place like a bunny on steroids or something.

When I was in school, I would never go to pep rallys or such. I would wander the halls and go talk to teachers who were not at the pep rally.

There are so many things that I do and am still learning that I do. This is only a partial list and will have more.

Some things from when I was a kid:

Turning my bike upside down and spinning the wheel repeatedly and staring at it

Walking on tiptoes when feet bare (still do this quite a lot)

Pushing people out of the way, I quickly learnt this was not ok, for example pushing my cousin off my slide (because it was MY slide) and breaking his arm when I was 4

Watching the same film hundreds of times until the tape wore out

At school breaks going outside in the pouring rain on my own and eating icecream, I love rain because people go inside and the sound muffles everything and is really soothing

Now:

Butt in to conversation at the wrong time because I don't know when the speak, if I don't I don't get to speak as the pauses are too quick

Rock from side to side when standing or forward and back when sitting if my guard is down

Bite my lip, chew on the side of my finger, fidget with my hair

Sometimes laugh at people when they are getting angry or upset about something especially if they are animated

Get really annoyed when people are facing me on the bus or train, especially if there are seats available facing in the 'right' direction. I internalize it but inside I'm screaming 'f%&$ing face the other way, don't look at me, arghh!! !' etc

My bedroom door has to be just the right amount of open if I'm in bed (enough to let a cat through but not more open) I freak out if the door is open wide

Plenty more things too many to list haha

1.) I talk to myself.

2.) I like to pose figures around my house to see how long it takes people to notice them.

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Ya, I'm weird like that...