are you drawn to water?

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17 Jul 2012, 7:03 am

I enjoy watching water and always wandered straight to streams, rivers and lakes as a kid when we were out in the mountains and was equally attracted to pools and children's pools, rain barrels, containers filled with water, puddles and the sea.

I also adored water tunnel toys: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/81EL3IXo5-L._AA1500_.jpg

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17 Jul 2012, 7:20 am

I don't know anybody who isn't attracted by water. I always thought it's a common human nature thing. Why are those waterfront properties so expensive?

I like water, though I'll never buy a home with natural water near it due to flooding risk.

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17 Jul 2012, 7:32 am

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Not necessarily. If you're above lake/sea/river level, you won't flood, because it will all wash back down again.

I live on the coast of England, but because there are a lot of hills where I live, and I'm above sea level, we never flood

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17 Jul 2012, 7:32 am

i am only drawn to water when i have a warm shower running.
i dislike showers, but it would be a waste of money to just stand outside the shower and watch it running.
in all other circumstances i am repelled by water.

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17 Jul 2012, 7:38 am

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Considering that, like most humans, I would die after a few days without water, I don't see why that should be unusual. But sure, water is pretty, the air is usually cooler next to it, and I enjoy swimming, so I guess I'd pick the first option. I'm sure no NT feels this way.

Next thing you know, enjoying watching a fire, sleeping at night and eating fruit will be described by some psychologist as autistic traits. :roll:

Are we describing autistic traits? I thought we were just yakking. Do threads about liking a certain game or type of music, relate to autism, or is it just a regular exchange?

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17 Jul 2012, 7:42 am

When washing my hands I sometimes get stuck just letting the water run over my hands. I used to swim so much my mother said I was part fish.

I've been near enough bodies of water to know they don't completely entrance me, but moving water does get my attention. I also used to really love watching water swirl down the drain in the tub.

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17 Jul 2012, 4:15 pm

MightyMorphin wrote:

I watch it religiously every week. Love that movie

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17 Jul 2012, 6:22 pm

Love tall ships, and watch the deadliest catch and pirate movies and all that stuff. Even designed my own naval war game.

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17 Jul 2012, 6:48 pm

Yes I'm fascinated by water....I like watching water, I like the patterns light makes when it shines on it, I like the sound of it, I used to watch water a lot as a kid, like when it was running in a little stream from a puddle into the sewage drains after a storm. I like the feel of water, swimming and taking ridiculously long showers. When I'm upset or depressed I keep taking more baths or showers, sometimes sit in the tub and let the shower run over me. So anyways ,I don't know if it's an autistic trait or just a human trait, we are mostly made of water, we're 60% water, but, yes, water good!

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17 Jul 2012, 7:08 pm

It's finally raining!

Good thing - our lawn hurts to walk on barefoot.

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17 Jul 2012, 7:26 pm

I remember having an episode like this when i fell in the pond at Sea World

LMAO

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kX1hVI9e728[/youtube]

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17 Jul 2012, 7:34 pm

LoL. A little humor.......

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18 Jul 2012, 12:33 am

Water is beautiful to watch and very distracting.

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18 Jul 2012, 12:50 am

Yes I love water. I live by the quays its great to see the water everyday. I've always wanted to live in a lighthouse. Not sure theres too many around now.

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18 Jul 2012, 12:54 am

TheSunAlsoRises wrote:

I remember having an episode like this when i fell in the pond at Sea World

LMAO

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kX1hVI9e728[/youtube]

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very nice video. i love dolphines.

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18 Jul 2012, 2:36 am

man-hands wrote:

I love to swim---it's my favorite form of exercise.

Personally I am afraid of swimming because I feel like I'm going to drown.

But I feel that a lake is relaxing and also find water flow to be hypnotic. I wonder if water flow hypnosis is not related to the sound. Water does little high pitch sound. So maybe the association of high pitch and flow makes it hypnotic.

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