Do any other aspies sometimes behave like a child?

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Sometimes I have meltdowns where I sob uncontrollably, and call out for my mother under my breath repeatedly - as if she could make everything better in that moment. I don't like to be away from my parents for too long or else I get really anxious. I feel safe around them.

My dad often wants me to help him with projects. Sometimes I have to just stand by and wait for him to tell me what to do (not that I'm being lazy, it's just in that moment he doesn't need me). I get to swaying back and forth and playing around with his tools, as if they were toys almost.

I could go on and on, but it's late. And I'm really tired.

Yes! I am married with 2 children, but when we go visit my parents, my mom has to tell me what to do because I get so sensory overwhelmed (I have 4 brothers and sisters plus their spouses and children) I can't figure out/remember what I am supposed to be doing!! ! My husband accuses me of having tantrums occasionally....I would say they are meltdowns because I get soooo frustrated at not being understood when trying to communicate something that I just can't handle it anymore and start rocking and screaming/crying... LOVE playing with my kids when I can give myself permission to sit in the floor and do so (need to give myself permission more often). I still call my mom once a day (sometimes more), and when I am scared, I often call for my mommy audibly!

When my son was younger and at day care, there was a dads day, needless to say, I didn't want to go, but I did as I always do my best for my sons.

I felt uncomfortable straight away, all the dads chatting, drinking coffee in there suits... Me in.. well comfy clothes.
My son wanted to show me what he did at daycare, so we proceeded to make the biggest train track we could out of the pieces, it wasn't long before all the other children joined in as we lay tracks and pushed the trains around making train noises, I was even crawling around on the floor to play.

I enjoyed every minute of it, anxiety went out the window!

The other dads didn't seem that impressed but one of my sons "teachers", said it was nice to see a dad interact with the kids, after that they (kids) always asked my son when I could come back and play with them again.

My GF describes me as a 31 yr old kid, I have grown up enough to survive in this world, but I'm the biggest kid at heart and she doesn't want me to grow up.

Well considering that babies and toddlers always want to play with me I say yes

Um...I behave like a child any chance I get. However, I act very mature the rest of the time. People who know me are used to my "spikey-ness" anyway, and those who like me don't mind that I'm silly sometimes. Just so long as they know they can count on me when they need to (understanding my limitations & knowing that sometimes my "sillyness" is a coping mechanism or the best I can do at the moment).

So, you know....Pthhhhhhhhhhh!

I'm not a good judge of my own behavior. I would guess I am more kid-like when I am by myself. I say this because I get excited when I learn something new or do a particularly good job on a task that was hard.

Although, in college, I did sometimes do a few whoops in the computer lab when I was able to get a program coded correctly. Most people tend to act like they know everything and knew they would get their program running the first time, but I don't have that preconceived notion I will succeed. I get very happy when I do, and maybe that is a little childish. I'm not sure. I don't care though.