I relate to cats quite well. I have three cats myself, and each of them appears to have varying AS tendencies. Recently I met a ginger cat and I crouched down and tried to get him to approach me. I could tell he wanted to, but he was too shy. He backed off, still looking at me, and continued to rub the side of his head against the wall, which I think must be like stimming for cats. I came away quite surprised at how much like me this cat was.
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