Anyone here find they are a magnet for small children?

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I find this - they like to jump on me, play in my room, trampoline with me. Anyone else find this? Perhaps it's because for children and aspies the adult world is complicated for us to understand so we create our own worlds...?

I'm great with young kids-I just know how to make them understand me
I remember when I used to volonteer in the cub scouts-I made this big game-where they all got a water gun or something and we went into a big feild and had a fun game

Wow I feel the same way! the only problem I have for kids is I make them really HYPER! I like some kids but not others. I would really like to meet more aspies kids. I think that would be an interesting day!

Yep. I like to spend time with kids.

A lot of what I do when I was with them is what my dad would do around me-I'd make a lot of noise and act not really silly but I wouldn't go all commando on them i the water gun game

I like hanging out with kids. They're so interesting, especially the little ones. There's so much they don't understand, so they come up with their own unique explanations for things.

Yep! kids frequently gravitate towards me..most of the time they think i am a kid

Yeah, I tend to attract kids

and I love them

I don't care for kids much. They actually expect you to interact with them, and I never know what to say.

But babies are always fascinated with me. When I am out, babies will stare at me, and they always smile when they look at me. I don't know what's up with that. I like babies okay, if they aren't crying.

Yes, and interestingly an observable difference...

My youngest teen, like the spring-flower she is, attracts them like a swarm looking for nectar. Has to shake them off on occasion...

Myself... seems the little ones are always up for a non-sensible, or genuine conversation. Perhaps to enjoy the innocence of such; Rather than engage the difficult and sometimes unreachable processing of harsh politics, which comes in the nature of game-playing type conversations. Tend to want to engage kids in conversation for fun and a “Time-out”...

They seem attracted to the wise innocence I believe... (Oops, Oxymoron?)

Better said: Perhaps that the little-ones are tuned better to spot the innocent spirit within us...

At least until they lose their innocence...

kids seem to like me a lot. but Its ok because I like them. Most are better at playing games then adults.

Yes, young children have always liked me too. I think it's because we listen to them more than NT adults do. Most parents barely hear their own children, let alone other people's. NT's don't listen to me half the time either, so I know how it feels. When I was a teenager, all the kids would gather around me after "church" services. I had other teenage friends/aquaintances, but the little kids talked to me more than they did. It was like they couldn't wait for someone to finally pay attention to them. As an adult, I have noticed NT's looking at me suspiciously when I talk to their kids for too long. It's sad that everyone has to be so paranoid. Whatever they're watching for is the furthest thing from my mind. It makes me nervous, though, that they could possibly think that I might be some kind of pervert, so I try to make more of an effort with other adults. I've also noticed that once kids reach an older age, or have a certain type of personality, they start to notice that I'm not like other adults. I was babysitting this girl who always seemed to be trying to figure me out. It, actually, kind of creeped me out the way she studied me. She looked at me once and said, in a judgemental sort of way, "You're weird." I guess she had finally come to a verdict on me. I never wanted to babysit her, after that. I was always trying desperately to fit in, so it was a real blow to have a child also notice that I didn't. I got an invitation to her graduation party a few years ago, but panicked at the thought of her analyzing me again. That was before I found out that I'm probably an Aspie. At least, now I can comfort myself with the fact that I'm not alone.

Once they see me, they will not go away. Only very rarely do I find it somewhat cute, however, most of the time I hate the company of them. They become hyper too easily. And that isn't good in my point of view. And some are evil. They play games which usually involve hitting me really hard/repetetively with something, while going "HAHAHAHA DIE DIE!" in a very high pitched voice.

My nieces and nephews love to play with me. I have a lot of fun with them.

Yes. Kids seem drawn to me, and I've been referred to many times as a "kid magnet." I think it's because I'm a big kid myself, and I usually have few reservations about playing along with/showing interest in whatever they are playing.

Yes that is really sad. That has happened to me on more than one occasion, and in one case I was actually accused of doing something inappropriate. The case was dismissed on obvious lack of evidence, but that's beside the point. It really isn't fair because my personality is just childlike and I can identify with kids (generally age 5-12) better than I can any other age group. I tend to stay paranoid now because I can never tell what other people are thinking about me. It has distanced me even further from having people I can relate to.