has a kid ever asked why..

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I wish you could talk more. You write wonderfully.

It's quite the opposite for me. I find their straightforwardness and genuine, non-judgmental curiosity refreshing. What I hate is when adults judge you without knowing anything about you other than the abnormalities you display, and then treat you differently.

Children usually love me. I'm my natural self around them, I truly listen to their ideas without automatic dismissal, and I respect that they are people too, not just someone's doll. They are often very astute and once their curiosity is satisfied, they will then interact with you as an individual, not just some weird person with Tourette's and autism (for me).

Kids are amazing. The world would be a lot more tolerable if adults would ditch the social constructs and take a lesson from the kids.

Completely agree. And they are very literal also. Even if they are NT they have not yet developed the capacity for "Blurred Lines" type thinking.

According to several of my classmates, I made extremely weird faces. My younger brother told me that reading my facial expressions is almost impossible because they wouldn't match my actual emotions. For instance, there's an expression that I often make without realizing it: usually when I'm excited, but it apparently comes off as disgusted. I don't know whether it's because he has as much difficulty reading faces as I do (he's strongly suspected of having AS) or because I don't know how to align my emotions with my face (not sure if this really characteristic of people on the spectrum, I'm seeking a diagnosis at the moment).