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14 Apr 2015, 10:01 pm

What's with all the cats on this website? Seems there are a lot of cat avatars, and lots of people that don't just like cats, but are infatuated with them. Is there some cat-whisperer form of autism that hasn't been diagnosed yet or what? For the record I have nothing against cats, it just seems like the subject is very over represented here (both in pics and discussion) compared to other forums. I just want to understand.



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14 Apr 2015, 10:18 pm

I like cats. But I never use a cat(s) picture as an avatar. Also, in real life I'm a bit allergic to cats. :lol:


Then there's this:
http://www.amazon.com/All-Cats-Have-Asp ... 1843104814
https://drbowers.wordpress.com/2009/10/ ... stic-dogs/
viewtopic.php?t=241774

And so on, and so on... My net is too slow to link more.


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14 Apr 2015, 10:21 pm

There aren't enough cats on this website.



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14 Apr 2015, 10:24 pm

Fnord wrote:
There aren't enough cats on this website.


It'll never be enough. XD


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15 Apr 2015, 1:24 am

I believe that all cats are partly autistic, so it makes sense that autistic people fit with cats and vice versa. Cats are great at making terrible decisions that end up with hilarious results (or just being silly) as you can see in many pictures (makes me laugh and I relate to the bad decision making). I think that people here can identify with cats, but also because of their love of cats.

But otherwise they are great companions; they make me laugh every day and you know when a cat loves you it is because you deserve it :)



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15 Apr 2015, 2:36 pm

Fnord wrote:
There aren't enough cats on this website.

Perhaps they need their own forum category then.



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15 Apr 2015, 11:29 pm

I think cats have a much easier body language than humans once you figure it out. Then you can communicate with all cats in the world.



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17 Apr 2015, 8:00 am

I think ASDers are animal lovers, in GENERAL (maybe because animals are so NON-judgmental)----but specifically, CAT lovers, maybe, because cats are so aloof. Also, it might be because cats are less "needy" than, say, dogs.










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17 Apr 2015, 8:15 am

I adore cats!! !

I also love dogs, horses, fish, birds, llamas, and definitely goats. And I think it's true that cats are over-represented. Certainly there are not enough goats here.



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17 Apr 2015, 8:45 am

MollyTroubletail wrote:
I adore cats!! ! I also love dogs, horses, fish, birds, llamas, and definitely goats. And I think it's true that cats are over-represented. Certainly there are not enough goats here.
Indeed. A few more old goats would make this website more interesting.



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17 Apr 2015, 12:00 pm

More cats for my dog to chase.


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