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Do Cats have Asperger's Syndrome
yes 38%  38%  [ 22 ]
no, because they're not human. They're animals. DUH! 43%  43%  [ 25 ]
What a dumb question, what do you think I am a animal psycologist? 19%  19%  [ 11 ]
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26 Apr 2007, 11:09 pm

Cats do exhibit a lot of aspie traits, but for them that's typical for a cat, thus making aspiness neurotypical for cats.



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26 Apr 2007, 11:11 pm

Cats are much too friendly to be Aspies.



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26 Apr 2007, 11:19 pm

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I love cats, but cant have one 'coz my grilfriend has x2 dogs.
Believe it or not, cats and dogs get along rather well. One of mine is actually in the habit of making friendly with them. The dog always just stands there looking awkward. It's funny.

No, cats are not aspergians. They're cats.



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27 Apr 2007, 1:24 am

yes cats can be aspie and i know one called whisper i have nicknamed him the aspie cat because he has so many aspie traits.



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27 Apr 2007, 2:25 am

dogs stim more than cats and IMO dogs obsess more than cats.


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27 Apr 2007, 6:29 am

Well, actually it's the other way around: all aspies have cat syndrome. :wink:



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27 Apr 2007, 6:50 am

Stellian wrote:
Well, actually it's the other way around: all aspies have cat syndrome. :wink:


:lol:

If only I could use that as an excuse to sleep 18 hours a day...


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27 Apr 2007, 7:13 am

Griff wrote:
giaam wrote:
I love cats, but cant have one 'coz my grilfriend has x2 dogs.
Believe it or not, cats and dogs get along rather well. One of mine is actually in the habit of making friendly with them. The dog always just stands there looking awkward. It's funny.

No, cats are not aspergians. They're cats.


Yeah, my dog gets along with my current cat, and with a previous cat as well.



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27 Apr 2007, 10:15 am

Interestingly, my cat doesn’t show traits I’d find familiar to AS... but my dog shows a few.



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27 Apr 2007, 10:47 am

Cats are great



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27 Apr 2007, 12:22 pm

but my answer isn't a choice. i say they're cute and fluffy and cuddly, and i luv them so really doesn't matter SO THERE :lol:



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27 Apr 2007, 1:44 pm

I bought that book today actually, shared it with my housemates so that they may perhaps get a better idea of AS.

Cats rock. 8)


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27 Apr 2007, 2:43 pm

I'm a dog person, but I love my cat very much.

Even if she does drive me up the wall asking for food and milk every fifteen minutes :)


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27 Apr 2007, 2:47 pm

We have a plaque up in our house that says, "A cat makes a house a home." So true! I'm counting down the days until I move apartments and can adopt a cat. To pass the time, I spend every weekend playing with the cats at the animal shelter.

Actually, my family has speculated that our current cat might have some type of kitty autism! :lol: She definitely appears to have some unusual problems with sensory integration, and her interaction style is quite a bit different from that of any other cat we've had. We refer to her as "our little autistic kitty." She also appears to have some mild gross motor coordination problems that she's had since kittenhood.



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27 Apr 2007, 3:45 pm

Stellian wrote:
Well, actually it's the other way around: all aspies have cat syndrome. :wink:

but cats are concerned about grooming, and dogs aren't :D


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27 Apr 2007, 4:08 pm

No. Cats are cats.