Re: Re: Cat-Like Behavior in Kids

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My daughter imitates her cat when she is mad...that is ok with me. I do not takes this issue serious at all.. ( ) Re: Cat-Like Behavior in KidsMy son likes cats but I don't think he's done much imitating of them. You really should check out the book All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome, though. LOL. It's a kid book. I actually haven't read it but have read other things by the same author, Kathy Hoopman. She wrote The Blue Bottle Mystery: An Asperger Adventure and Of Mice and Aliens. I have both of those books.Here's a link: http://www.amazon.com/All-Cats-Have-Asperger-Syndrome/dp/1843104814--- In , "bridget" <beanniferj@...> wrote:>> Hi all -> > This came up in a previous thread, and it really made me curious - how common is imitating cats in kids with AS? For quite some time now, my 3 year old has meowed when he is happy or when he sees a cat. He refers to himself as a baby cat, and it is generally quite cute. Lately, though, the cat behaviors have been increasing - for instance, he has started hissing like a cat when he is mad at us (although I can't even recall a time when he saw a cat hiss in person - we don't have a pet). The other day, my husband dropped our son off at preschool and mentioned that as he drove away, he saw our son standing in the middle of the playground meowing loudly, and that he thought he was meowing to a teacher. Sure enough, when I asked our son about it, he said he had been meowing for his teacher to come back to him...needless to say, she did not understand his cat language and we have suggested that he try using his words in the future (hello, pragmatic language difficulty!). Anyway, I was wondering about the group's experiences with their kids being cats!> > Thanks,> > Bridget>

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My dd who is 11 has ALWAYS become a cat/kitty in stressful situations. If

not meowing, then she will bark and unbelievable " real " bark.

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> I'm sorry I rarely post if ever on this board but I have to weigh in on

> the bizzare similarities. My son did the same thing. He would say he was

> baby kitty. Till this day he will meow but we have cats in the huouse. How

> can this sort of thing show up across the board of the syndrome?

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My Son hasn't been diognosed yet but he changes into a dog it seems 2 me that he does it in stituationd that overwelm him it's almost as if he thinks changing into a dog is a protection mode for when he finds it hard being himself. From: Sandi <dcarters@...> Sent: Wed, 6 October, 2010

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My son would "transform" every morning when my husband dropped him off at preschool at age 2-3. Usually it was a tiger, panther, lion, etc. His preschool teacher was great, would let him do it for a minute or so, and then ask the "animal of the day" to come sit by her, thus redirecting him into the rest of the class. The next teacher was not so great, and forbid him to enter the class doing that, and he now remembers her as the "teacher who wouldn't let me use my imagination". This was all before his diagnosis of course, but looking back, I think it was his way of dealing w/ the transition every day from home to preschool, from one caregiver to another.

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> > > This came up in a previous thread, and it really made me curious - how common is imitating cats in kids with AS? For quite some time now, my 3 year old has meowed when he is happy or when he sees a cat. He refers to himself as a baby cat, and it is generally quite cute. Lately, though, the cat behaviors have been increasing - for instance, he has started hissing like a cat when he is mad at us (although I can't even recall a time when he saw a cat hiss in person - we don't have a pet). The other day, my husband dropped our son off at preschool and mentioned that as he drove away, he saw our son standing in the middle of the playground meowing loudly, and that he thought he was meowing to a teacher. Sure enough, when I asked our son about it, he said he had been meowing for his teacher to come back to him...needless to say, she did not understand his cat language and we have suggested that he try using his words in the future (hello,

pragmatic language difficulty!). Anyway, I was wondering about the group's experiences with their kids being cats!

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bridget <beanniferj@...> wrote:

>Thanks for the book idea - I will check that out!

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>Bridget

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>> > Hi all -

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>> > This came up in a previous thread, and it really made me curious - how

common is imitating cats in kids with AS? For quite some time now, my 3 year old

has meowed when he is happy or when he sees a cat. He refers to himself as a

baby cat, and it is generally quite cute. Lately, though, the cat behaviors have

been increasing - for instance, he has started hissing like a cat when he is mad

at us (although I can't even recall a time when he saw a cat hiss in person - we

don't have a pet). The other day, my husband dropped our son off at preschool

and mentioned that as he drove away, he saw our son standing in the middle of

the playground meowing loudly, and that he thought he was meowing to a teacher.

Sure enough, when I asked our son about it, he said he had been meowing for his

teacher to come back to him...needless to say, she did not understand his cat

language and we have suggested that he try using his words in the future (hello,

pragmatic language difficulty!). Anyway, I was wondering about the group's

experiences with their kids being cats!

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>> > Thanks,

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>> > Bridget

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From: Sandi <dcarters@...> Sent: Wed, October 6, 2010 9:24:15 AMSubject: ( ) Re: Cat-Like Behavior in Kids

My son would "transform" every morning when my husband dropped him off at preschool at age 2-3. Usually it was a tiger, panther, lion, etc. His preschool teacher was great, would let him do it for a minute or so, and then ask the "animal of the day" to come sit by her, thus redirecting him into the rest of the class. The next teacher was not so great, and forbid him to enter the class doing that, and he now remembers her as the "teacher who wouldn't let me use my imagination". This was all before his diagnosis of course, but looking back, I think it was his way of dealing w/ the transition every day from home to preschool, from one caregiver to another. > > > > > > Hi all - > > > > > > This came up in a previous thread, and it really made me curious - how common is imitating cats in kids with AS? For quite some time now, my 3 year old has meowed when he is happy or when he sees a cat. He refers to himself as a baby cat, and it is generally quite cute. Lately, though, the cat behaviors have been increasing - for instance, he has started hissing like a cat when he is

mad at us (although I can't even recall a time when he saw a cat hiss in person - we don't have a pet). The other day, my husband dropped our son off at preschool and mentioned that as he drove away, he saw our son standing in the middle of the playground meowing loudly, and that he thought he was meowing to a teacher. Sure enough, when I asked our son about it, he said he had been meowing for his teacher to come back to him...needless to say, she did not understand his cat language and we have suggested that he try using his words in the future (hello, pragmatic language difficulty!). Anyway, I was wondering about the group's experiences with their kids being cats! > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Bridget > > >> >>

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Just wanted to add that our 16 y/o dd with Aspergers also has been this way (like a cat) all her life too. Her meows are so realistic it is amazing although freaky.. She isn't out of touch with reality, just in touch with cats...From: friedart <friedart@...> Sent: Wed, October 13, 2010 1:29:10

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Our daughter has been connected to cats since she was very young. Her first word was cat. She is now hopelessly and romantically (at least that's how she behaves) in love with her cat. She expresses herself through purrs, meows, hisses and cat gestures. Yet another freaky connection we find.

(Father of E, 8 year old daughter)

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> > > > Hi all -

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> > > > This came up in a previous thread, and it really made me curious - how

> >common is imitating cats in kids with AS? For quite some time now, my 3 year old

> >has meowed when he is happy or when he sees a cat. He refers to himself as a

> >baby cat, and it is generally quite cute. Lately, though, the cat behaviors have

> >been increasing - for instance, he has started hissing like a cat when he is mad

> >at us (although I can't even recall a time when he saw a cat hiss in person - we

> >don't have a pet). The other day, my husband dropped our son off at preschool

> >and mentioned that as he drove away, he saw our son standing in the middle of

> >the playground meowing loudly, and that he thought he was meowing to a teacher.

> >Sure enough, when I asked our son about it, he said he had been meowing for his

> >teacher to come back to him...needless to say, she did not understand his cat

> >language and we have suggested that he try using his words in the future (hello,

> >pragmatic language difficulty!). Anyway, I was wondering about the group's

> >experiences with their kids being cats!

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> > > > Thanks,

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> > > > Bridget

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