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So what?

Those threads usually show up from the newer members looking for new and relevant information instead of necromancing old threads from the grave (which some unfortunately do). I personally don't mind them at all. Even if I did, I just either ignore it or voice my opinion once and move on (unless I get the uncontrollable urge to feed the troll, it's a bad habit of mine ).

I don't think your numbers are too far off but it's looking like that 1% is growing. Soon it will be 70% complaining about the other 30%.

Back in the olden days if people didn't like a song on the radio they would turn the knob so they didn't have to listen to it. Later when TV showed up they changed the channel when they didn't like a show. WP is much more simple, no turning knobs, no clicking remote. If people don't like the looks of a thread all they need to do is perform no action; as in don't click on the link. If people have a compulsion to respond to every thread blame the compulsion not WP or the creators of the threads.

It seems much easier to just not participate in some threads than it is to create a thread trying to change something that you can't change.

Agree.

That's why the thread doesn't make much sence in the first place.
Personal opinion.

I feel that the OP has a point and perhaps she needs someone to listen instead of logic right now. I remember times that I've started a thread just for something similar to happen. I remember how sensitive I felt.

I only find it aggravating when the poster tries to imply that it applies to all Aspies rather than asking about some subset. The proper answer to "Do all aspies ...?" type questions is nearly always "No".

The rest don't bother me.

I detest those threads.

Firstly, unless they have been tested and the tests posted, we don't know. All anyone can do is guess.

Secondly, it is certainly an invasion of their privacy.

Thirdly, in some countries, such public questions might constitute libel or slander and be legally actionable.

Yay cool thread, I get annoyed by these sorts of things you listed here too, especially the ‘’is [insert common human trait here] an Aspie thing?’’ threads.

‘’Is liking the colour blue an Aspie thing?’’ No, a lot of people like the colour blue.
‘’Is liking horses as a little girl an Aspie thing?’’ No, a lot of little girls like horses.
‘’Is having thick eyebrows an Autistic physical feature?’’ No, a lot of people naturally have thick eyebrows.
‘’Do only children on the spectrum believe in Santa?’’ No, most kids believe in Santa. I hate it when people think that NT children have no innocence.
‘’Is it an Aspie trait to like Reggae music?’’ No, not everyone likes Pop or R&B, a lot do like Reggae music too.
‘’Is it an Aspie trait to feel sad sometimes?’’ No, NTs have emotions too.
‘’Is it an Aspie trait to have diarrhoea?’’ No, everyone gets diarrhoea at times, some people have it more than others, some people are more prone to constipation.

‘’Is it an Aspie/Autistic thing to get agitated by background/common everyday noise and feel the need to wear earplugs?’’ Yes - this makes more sense to be a common Aspie trait.
‘’Is it an Aspie/Autistic thing to flap hands when anxious or excited?’’ I don’t have this trait but yes, it is more common in Aspies/Autistics than the general population.

Ha, I laughed at that. I do agree that there's an overabundance similar topics but I also have to say that, some of those very topics helped convince me to seek an assessment I'd absolutely hate to think that someone comes to this forum, reads this topic, and feels too ashamed/shy to post something that might have convinced them to pursue or spared them from, an assessment. I mean, yes OP, there are some absolutely ridiculous topics and I laughed at your examples, Joe90, but I think greater than half of them are earnest attempts for clarification. For many of us who learned about ASD's later in life, the assessment is a huge and anxiety-inducing step. Any bit of information helps.

I make up my own jokey versions of those threads when talking to my partner

'Is it an autistic thing to notice a speck of dust floating by'?

'I just coughed - is this an aspie thing??'

The sheer number of these types of threads must indicate that people like them though

Is it an Aspie thing to complain about typical "Aspie thing" threads?

In my case it's because I have a facetious sense of humour

Yes but there has been threads posted here that have really made me go ‘’what??!’’ Like there was a thread about something like ‘’is caring too much about one’s appearance common in Aspie girls?’’ somewhere on WP (can’t remember where or when, and this wasn’t how the title was worded exactly), but that surprised me because I thought it was typical in most females (well, and males) to want to care about their appearance, and most females I know care too much about what they look like. Unless it meant ‘’aswell as NT females, is it also common in Aspie girls to care about their appearance’’, maybe it did, but it was a while ago now since I saw that thread so I can’t quite remember what it was supposed to be aimed at.

Also there was another thread somewhere asking about Aspies and browsing around clothes shops, like ‘’is it an Aspie thing to walk into a clothes shop and not just buy one thing but to look at other things whilst in the clothes shop?’’ or something like that. Maybe some people here (depending on the person and the severity of their ASD) don’t take any notice at all about what happens in the NT world, but I definately know that the majority of people (even men) don’t just rush into one shop to buy one thing they specifically wanted then come straight back out. I know that for a fact. Most people go to the shops and some spend all day there browsing AND buying. That’s what shops are there for and that’s what I see many people do. Only supermarkets people usually just go in there to get what they need, but even then some people go into supermarkets to see what bargains they can pick up and then get the food, whether they really needed it or not.

Christ, if all these things were ‘’an Aspie thing’’ then I don’t know what the rest of the world does with themselves....

And nessa238, I make up things like that too, like at work the other day I preferred to hoover the rooms using a Henry Hoover instead of a Dyson Hoover, and I grinned and thought to myself ‘’must be an Aspie thing to prefer using a Henry Hoover’’.

(A hoover is a vacuum, Henry Hoover is a type of make)

I'm more inclined to answer a thread that starts with "Do you" rather than "Do all Aspies".

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For some autistic ppl it's normal to ask stuff like this. An autistic "friend" of mine asks this soooo terribly often "is this typical for autistics....", "is this typical for NTs.....", "do autistics....", "what does this behaviour means...." and so on.
Maybe we should just view it as an autistic thing (I know, not for all ). And yeah I know it can be terrible anoying, but learned to accept it.

Generally I see my own behaviour as the norm and the other people around me as very illogical and annoying