Anyone here find they are a magnet for small children?

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Oh, how terrible! It's my nightmare to be wrongly accused of something like that. I'm a woman and a mom, so I probably don't get nearly the suspicion that a man would, but it's always a worry. Since NT's don't understand us, they want to fill in the blanks in a way that makes sense to them.

Kids? They seem to adore me. Primary school, the reception kids could never get off me. Now, kids still love me. Probably because, socially and emotionally, I'm still a kid!

Yeah, and unfortunately that problem is true across the board and in all aspects of our lives, not just this one. I'm unbearably sick of it at this point.

There's definitely a double standard there. When I worked for the preschool I noticed the women could cuddle, poke, tickle, clean, carry, rearrange clothing, etc. on the kids however they wanted to, but if I so much as acknowledged they were cute I got a raised eyebrow. I was not allowed to change clothes or diapers on the girls but the women employees could change both genders. What difference does it make? They're just babies. Cleaning is cleaning and caring for is caring for no matter what parts they have. NTs make no logical sense at all.

Absolutely! I've had this problem all my life. People never seem to be able to read me correctly. When I was in school, there was a rumor that I was a lesbian. I have no homosexual desires of any kind, but I do have a bad habit of staring at people, trying to understand them better.

Half the neighborhood wants to hang out with my son at his house...because "his mom's cool". Now their parents still think "I'm weird"...but the kids think "I'm cool". I need to figure out how to nag and become "un-cool" for a month or two at least...I really need a vacation.

Children like me, possibly because I like what they like and I talk to them like equals. I like children because they don't think I'm weird, so they'll play with me.
You can't really say, "Where do you suppose that bird is going?" to an adult. Or, "What would you do if an elephant walked in?"

They walk up to me in public places and grab me or my clothes. It's very strange. I have to freeze until their parents come take them off. Babies are notorious for grabbing onto me as I walk by as well. It's strange because I'm not fond of children or babies and they freak me out.

I like kids. I seem to relate more to them than to people my own age.

I also like to hold babies, because it makes me feel a lot more tranquil.

Kids just love me! Here's one example. Back in Freshman year, me and my girl scout troop were on a camping trip with some brownies (grades one through three). Anyway, the brownies didn't like any of my other troop members, but they sure took a liking to me! They even said they wished I was in their troop! lol I think one thing the younger kids like (that they may not notice right away) is that I don't talk down to them. I talk to them as if they were older, but of course not use really big words or anything. Even parents have complimented me on it!

I find that kids are drawn to me. I also enjoy spending time with them, as well. I'm also a big kid, myself.

yes... I'm fascinating apparently

Kids? I HATE kids!!



Nah, just kidding, I love kids! I remember back during my holiday in Holland (I still posted on WP then!) how I was staying with my two cousins, Roy and Rianne (said Ree-un-ah). When we hit the airport and landed, Rianne handed me a welcoming balloon (Lisa, my sis, had to ask for hers). At first talking to them was difficult due to them speaking Dutch, but their parents and mine were able to translate. Beyond that, I broke the language barrier and we had tons of fun playing with each other! I love it a lot and we even got to play Hide and Go Seek in the house! I personally enjoyed playing with Rianne the best.

Another example is of when there was this school trip waiting for the bus at my usual bus stop. The bus they needed pulled along, but further down the road I could see the one I needed. As the kids went on some came to the back and I put my hand on the window. We then had some fun as I tried to put my hand wherever they put theirs! Then the bus pulled off and I look down the road. Lo and behold, I had so much fun that my bus drove by and I never noticed!

I think it's sad that men are discriminated with this sort of thing because they think we'll kidnap them or molest them or something. I'd love to work at a kindy or something with the kids because I enjoy them and their company. It's probably because we get these kidnappings and molesting stories and such and they're ALL male. Ever heard of a female molesting a little boy in the news?

Anyways, I think we Aspie's 'touch down' better with kids is that in a lot of ways, we mentally are still kids. You don't really NEED all this small talk and eye contact business if you're older than them but are interacting with them on the same age level.

I've never been very comfortable around little children, mostly because they like to grab and touch and whatnot, and that's too much for me. Though, I have made quite a connection to my 8-month old niece. She's just now starting to "talk" to people, and whenever she's standing in my lap, she looks me right in the eye and starts "talking" to me more than she does with anyone else, even her mother. It's funny because when she's strapped into her carseat, which normally really upsets her, she gets really happy when she sees me and starts chattering and giggling, even if I'm not looking at her.

I can't figure it out...With the exception of my niece, I really don't like kids but they really like me.

I like little kids, just the sight of them makes me actually smile.
I feel calm watching them. Even when they cry as long as they are not screeching.
I don't have a lot of experience actually dealing with the for any length of time though.

In a word, yes.
Had several just leave their mothers to come and stand staring at me.
They always seem to want to make eye contact with me.