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minus-squareJaytreeman@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·11 months agoI was never diagnosed but when Asperger’s was a thing most people thought I belonged in that bucket… Some people get annoyed at how quickly cats like/trust me. But I don’t give them eye contact and frankly look at them a little disinterested.
minus-squareschmorp@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·11 months agoA lot of animals are like that. Many, like horses, don’t like touch, unless in very specific settings. All just common sense politeness among most living beings. What’s with these neurotypicals staring at everyone and touching unasked? Weirdos.
minus-squareJaytreeman@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·11 months agoThat’s a thing I do too! I offer my hand as a petting post. The interaction is usually the cat petting me at first
minus-squareoctoperson@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·11 months ago I don’t give them eye contact and frankly look at them a little disinterested I like that it’s ambiguous whether you’re talking about the cats or the jealous people 😄
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I was never diagnosed but when Asperger’s was a thing most people thought I belonged in that bucket…
Some people get annoyed at how quickly cats like/trust me. But I don’t give them eye contact and frankly look at them a little disinterested.
A lot of animals are like that. Many, like horses, don’t like touch, unless in very specific settings. All just common sense politeness among most living beings. What’s with these neurotypicals staring at everyone and touching unasked? Weirdos.
That’s a thing I do too! I offer my hand as a petting post. The interaction is usually the cat petting me at first
I like that it’s ambiguous whether you’re talking about the cats or the jealous people 😄
Works with both, no worries
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