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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 235162" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>Golly. I'm in good company!</p><p></p><p>Let's see...</p><p></p><p>Everything around me has to be in order. Of course, the "order" has an internal logic that comes straight out of my Aspie brain and makes no sense whatsoever to anyone else. For example, my file cabinet is perfectly organized. Not alphabetically, but by type of thing the files are dealing with. I've given up trying to explain it to other people. When someone helps me to organize my stuff, I just wait until they're finished and then go back and fix it.</p><p></p><p>All objects have a home. They're not necessarily in their home at any given time, but then have one. If anyone comes along and fills up the empty space with something that doesn't belong there, it gives me the heebie jeebies. I have to move it, and put the right thing in the spot.</p><p></p><p>All rolls (toilet paper, paper towel, even those little plastic baggies in the grocery store that you fill with fruit or vegetables), have to feed from the top. Unless they're in one of those dispensers designed to feed from the bottom. I have been known to go through the grocery store realigning all of the bag dispensers.</p><p></p><p>I have the driest skin in the world and eczema, but I CAN'T STAND the feeling of lotion, cream or ointment on my skin. Sometimes I will have really bad urticaria and husband will practically have to sit on me to put my prescription ointment on my. I will squirm and wiggle and whine the whole time until it fully absorbs. Even the feeling of my skin being "moisturized" after the lotion or whatever has absorbed is horrible. (Right now I'm facing a dilemma...my hands are so dry they hurt but I can't bring myself to put on the lotion, and husband isn't awake yet to make me do it.)</p><p></p><p>Sock seams. Sock seams are a nightmare. husband found a website that sells seamless socks (and they're cute, which is also a requirement). Otherwise, I will wear them inside out. From April to October, I refuse to wear socks at all, but in a Canadian winter...there's no getting around it.</p><p></p><p>Dishes. Have to go in the draining tray in a certain order. Same for the diswasher.</p><p></p><p>Mstang, I pick at my head too! I thought I was the only one.</p><p></p><p>Paper and pens. Only certain types of pens go with certain types of paper. If I'm confronted with a pencil and newsprint, for example, and have to take notes, it's all I can do not to run away. Ick!</p><p></p><p>I think out loud and have entire conversations with myself. I've ceased to worry about whether I'm in public or not. I have embraced my inner eccentric.</p><p></p><p>Singing. I sing all the time, Burst into song at the drop of a hat. Fortunately, husband does too, and Little easy child isn't yet old enough to find this embarrassing. Step-D and difficult child, turn 7 or 8 shades of red and wants to run away whenever husband and I get started. Little easy child just joins in.</p><p></p><p>I dance. A lot. If there's any sort of background music playing, and sometimes even when there isn't any, I dance my way through the world. Usually to whatever song is playing in my head. Sometimes raises eyebrows.</p><p></p><p>Like several of you have already mentioned, I have to balance. If I do something on one side, I have to do it on the other side too.</p><p></p><p>I know there are more, but I can't think of any off the top of my head.</p><p></p><p>Trinity</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 235162, member: 3907"] Golly. I'm in good company! Let's see... Everything around me has to be in order. Of course, the "order" has an internal logic that comes straight out of my Aspie brain and makes no sense whatsoever to anyone else. For example, my file cabinet is perfectly organized. Not alphabetically, but by type of thing the files are dealing with. I've given up trying to explain it to other people. When someone helps me to organize my stuff, I just wait until they're finished and then go back and fix it. All objects have a home. They're not necessarily in their home at any given time, but then have one. If anyone comes along and fills up the empty space with something that doesn't belong there, it gives me the heebie jeebies. I have to move it, and put the right thing in the spot. All rolls (toilet paper, paper towel, even those little plastic baggies in the grocery store that you fill with fruit or vegetables), have to feed from the top. Unless they're in one of those dispensers designed to feed from the bottom. I have been known to go through the grocery store realigning all of the bag dispensers. I have the driest skin in the world and eczema, but I CAN'T STAND the feeling of lotion, cream or ointment on my skin. Sometimes I will have really bad urticaria and husband will practically have to sit on me to put my prescription ointment on my. I will squirm and wiggle and whine the whole time until it fully absorbs. Even the feeling of my skin being "moisturized" after the lotion or whatever has absorbed is horrible. (Right now I'm facing a dilemma...my hands are so dry they hurt but I can't bring myself to put on the lotion, and husband isn't awake yet to make me do it.) Sock seams. Sock seams are a nightmare. husband found a website that sells seamless socks (and they're cute, which is also a requirement). Otherwise, I will wear them inside out. From April to October, I refuse to wear socks at all, but in a Canadian winter...there's no getting around it. Dishes. Have to go in the draining tray in a certain order. Same for the diswasher. Mstang, I pick at my head too! I thought I was the only one. Paper and pens. Only certain types of pens go with certain types of paper. If I'm confronted with a pencil and newsprint, for example, and have to take notes, it's all I can do not to run away. Ick! I think out loud and have entire conversations with myself. I've ceased to worry about whether I'm in public or not. I have embraced my inner eccentric. Singing. I sing all the time, Burst into song at the drop of a hat. Fortunately, husband does too, and Little easy child isn't yet old enough to find this embarrassing. Step-D and difficult child, turn 7 or 8 shades of red and wants to run away whenever husband and I get started. Little easy child just joins in. I dance. A lot. If there's any sort of background music playing, and sometimes even when there isn't any, I dance my way through the world. Usually to whatever song is playing in my head. Sometimes raises eyebrows. Like several of you have already mentioned, I have to balance. If I do something on one side, I have to do it on the other side too. I know there are more, but I can't think of any off the top of my head. Trinity [/QUOTE]
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