A deep question: why so many people here have cat avatars?

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18 Apr 2013, 3:50 pm

The cat in my avatar is Miss Kitty Fantastico from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. In the fourth season, Willow and Tara moved in together and got the kitten.

I picked the avatar because a former poster who spent a lot of time trying to figure out whether he was autistic or not once asked why NTs and autistics each favored certain kinds of avatars. I forget what it was, but one group (in his observation) had cat avatars and the other had fictional characters, so I picked a fictional cat.

Also, I like cats a lot. And while it may be true that many cats are cuter, I happen to like cats. As far as "bathroom habits" that's more a reflection on their owners and how well their owners manage their litter than anything.

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18 Apr 2013, 4:08 pm

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There's a book called "All Cats Have Asperger's Syndrome". I've come across it quite a few times on Amazon while looking for autism books, and I can see the resemblance.

I actually own that book. I got it as a gift from a cousin one Christmas.

Also, I got my avatar because I am fond of black cats. Why? Because I own one and they remind me of Salem from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch.

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18 Apr 2013, 4:12 pm

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NT = Mentality of dogs.

AS = Mentality of cats.

If you have AS and relate to cats, you're normal :wink:

Mmm... I'm very ruled oriented. I really hate when people break rules. This is not a cat mentality. Cats are not very keen of following rules :wink:

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18 Apr 2013, 4:22 pm

daydreamer84 wrote:

mew

I like this cat.
Is it your cat?
My cat is my cat, it is Tatu.

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18 Apr 2013, 4:31 pm

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I hope you do not change your cat avatar, as I got very used to it, and I like your cat.
I do not know if I understand your last sentence correctly, but my cats do remind me actively to manage the litter and sometimes to manage their food.
It is a pattern.
I am for example at the computer and one comes and starts touching me with the paw and starts purring.
That reminds me after a while that I have to follow her.
Following her she goes to the eating place or litter and then I see what she needs.
The only "fixed" meal is in the morning routine.
After that I have no routine, but they remind me on their routine.

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18 Apr 2013, 4:51 pm

Eloa wrote:

I hope you do not change your cat avatar, as I got very used to it, and I like your cat.

I do not plan to.

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I do not know if I understand your last sentence correctly, but my cats do remind me actively to manage the litter and sometimes to manage their food.
It is a pattern.
I am for example at the computer and one comes and starts touching me with the paw and starts purring.
That reminds me after a while that I have to follow her.
Following her she goes to the eating place or litter and then I see what she needs.
The only "fixed" meal is in the morning routine.
After that I have no routine, but they remind me on their routine.

Yeah, this is normal for cats.

What I meant is that people who say their cats have sloppy or bad "bathroom" habits likely do not change the litter often enough, or do not have enough litter boxes, and then the cats get desperate and look for alternatives...and they get blamed even though it's the owners who fail to take proper care of them.

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18 Apr 2013, 4:55 pm

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By the way, your avatar, is that Jesus doing the Star Trek salute?

No, that's my son signing for "My character is going to back-stab the ogre".

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18 Apr 2013, 4:59 pm

Greb wrote:

qawer wrote:

NT = Mentality of dogs.

AS = Mentality of cats.

If you have AS and relate to cats, you're normal :wink:

Mmm... I'm very ruled oriented. I really hate when people break rules. This is not a cat mentality. Cats are not very keen of following rules :wink:

But they are keen on following their own rules, wouldn't you say so? Routine-oriented as aspies (:

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18 Apr 2013, 5:05 pm

I just thought that the cat on my avatar looked like me when I'm freaking out or about to have a meltdown.

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18 Apr 2013, 5:09 pm

Verdandi wrote:

Eloa wrote:

I hope you do not change your cat avatar, as I got very used to it, and I like your cat.

I do not plan to.

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I see.
You mean cats peeing on places apart from the litter.
It happend when my male cat had an infection of the urinary tract, and then I learned by reading that they avoid the litter as they associate the litter with the pain when they have to pee.
He got hospitalized for one day for that condition but got dismissed from the clinic because he pulled out the tube to broaden his urinary tract and ate it.
But he is fine now.

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18 Apr 2013, 5:20 pm

Maybe a lot of people like cats.

WitchsCat wrote:

Jinks wrote:

There's a book called "All Cats Have Asperger's Syndrome". I've come across it quite a few times on Amazon while looking for autism books, and I can see the resemblance.

I actually own that book. I got it as a gift from a cousin one Christmas.

I own that book too.

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18 Apr 2013, 5:26 pm

Eloa wrote:

I forgot to mention that health problems can cause litter problems too. Thank you for the reminder.

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18 Apr 2013, 5:28 pm

I'm a total dog person! I just like looking at funny cats on YouTube. Also, I have 2 cat calendars. One has "bad cats", meaning cat in weird poses with funny sayings. The other is just cutesy cats, so I make my own cat-tion..

Also, how can I get an avatar?

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18 Apr 2013, 5:39 pm

Verdandi wrote:

Eloa wrote:

I forgot to mention that health problems can cause litter problems too. Thank you for the reminder.

But you are right as well, as people can neglect their cats and cannot read the signs they are giving.
Though these signs are much more clear than human signs.

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18 Apr 2013, 5:40 pm

WarmAir wrote:

Also, how can I get an avatar?

You need to send a request to American Standard Avatar Institute describing the kind of avatar you'd like. If some avatar that fits your description becomes free on internet, then they send you back a permission that allows you to use it.

Never use an avatar you're not allowed to. Avatar identity theft can be prosecuted and is highly punished

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18 Apr 2013, 6:18 pm

Eloa wrote:

daydreamer84 wrote:

mew

I like this cat.
Is it your cat?
My cat is my cat, it is Tatu.

Thanks. No it's not my my cat.

I used to have a cat with that colouring. I like ginger cats. Also, what the avatar is doing is what I think I'd be doing if I were a cat: cringing and ears back when someone tries to touch me and pawing at some dangling thing. I like your cat too.

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