Are Most Aspies Good With Babies/Kids or Not Like Them?

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Hi everyone. I am just wondering if Aspies are good with kids or not. Is it hard for most people? Does the maternal/ fatherly "instinct" come naturally to you?

I HATE babies and children. Even as young as two, my mother recalls me being repulsed by babies. I still am. My maternial instincts only appear around animals. My neice wanted me to play with her and I did not have a clue what I was supposed to do. My dad got mad and said I had the maternial insitnct of a rattlesnake. My maternial instincts come out around reptiles. I'm repulsed by human babies yet the other day at Petsmart I was all "awwww" because of a baby corn snake.

I like little kids except when they cry. Not a lot of babies smile when they see me, except for this one girl (she did NOT want me to hold her). When they cry or have any other issue that needed tender care (oh let's say, diapers), I would say NO

It does come natural for me.

Kids are hard for most people. I even saw at Babycenter how parents have a hard time playing with their kids because pretend play is exhausting for them and the things they like doing is boring so that is why some parents are lazy when it comes to spending time with their kids because they don't want to play with them so they leave them playing by themselves or telling them to go invite a friend over.

I have three kids and it seems to come fairly natural. The non stop noise is a little much some days. My wife says I try to talk to them to logically at times. I do have days where I have to take a break but I think most parents do. I do have a problem with other kids but I am good with my own.

I think baby animals are super cute, and human babies aren't.

I don't like them when they cry and it permanently deafens me.

And it's always:

*Sad face*

*Wobbly bottom lip, very sad face*

"Ohh...."

"Raaaaaaaahhh!! !!"

*takes a deep breath*

WAHHAHAHAHAHAAAAHHH!! !! !! !!


I am terrible with them.

I scare little boys when I smile at them. I don't know why.

Kids frequently like me a lot. I like most of them pretty well, provided they go home with someone else.

I don't like bratty ones, but really, I despise their parents.

I REALLY don't like kids or babies. Once they get to be 11 or 12 they are OK, but anyone younger than that annoys me. I actually don't even like being around pregnant family members, because all anyone ever wants to talk about is babies when there is a pregnant person around.

My "maternal" instinct is also more geared towards animals. I have always loved animals (particularly young ones) and have considered volunteering at/donating to animal rescue ranches and similar places in the past.

I don't have children of my own.. but I have motherly feelings for my baby sis, nephews & niece

I worry about others babies more than they worry about their own babies haha

I love babies and children but I wouldn't want to give birth to them, due to my life long gender issues.

I get along with kids as if I am a kid myself, to the point that my 5-year-old cousin thinks I'm a kid.

I would be a horrible parent cause I'm bad at asserting authority and would hate the burden of never being free and always having to worry about a needy accessory that could be getting into danger in many ways.

I can't take repetition and kids love repetition.

I also really can't take screaming.

In general though kids are all easy to love because they're innocent and their goodness is right there on the surface, no digging required.

For some strange reason, I always feel shy towards small children. I'm just not very good at putting on that soppy sort of voice, like some people are. I would have thought toddlers were easy to talk to, because they don't really judge you, and if you made a mistake they wouldn't really remember when they get older. Toddlers are practically still babies, and so they do baby-talk too, and the more silly or ''weird'' you are in front of them, the more they'll love you. It worked on me when my youngest cousin was a baby. Since he was about 1, I've always been his ''favourite big cousin'', and even now he is fond of me (he is 14 now).

I don't mind children, really. I find babies a bit boring but occasionally cute.

I don't want my own because I have gender issues and I can't be bothered/am selfish.

I have a hard time talking to kids like they are kids and not mini-adults. Yet, I can be quite childish myself, sometimes.