Tales from the Spectrum
When you have a kitten (or kittens), it is generally accepted
that you'll be spending a majority of your time trying to keep
them entertained and/or just plain keeping track of them.
Enter an owner who is on the autism spectrum.
This now becomes an adventure in who will have a bigger
problem, the kitten, or the owner.
The kitten wants to be entertained and this usually results in
behavior that has a history of gaining them the attention they
crave.
Screaming at them, closing them into a room away from you,
or any other attempts at human behavioral modification are
a waste of time and only teach the kitten how to get at least
SOME attention.
It is sad and a bit frightening to have to witness this behavior
but that is just another in a long list of things that are part
of living with someone on the spectrum.
Thankfully, the kitten, at least, doesn't understand the outbursts.
that you'll be spending a majority of your time trying to keep
them entertained and/or just plain keeping track of them.
Enter an owner who is on the autism spectrum.
This now becomes an adventure in who will have a bigger
problem, the kitten, or the owner.
The kitten wants to be entertained and this usually results in
behavior that has a history of gaining them the attention they
crave.
Screaming at them, closing them into a room away from you,
or any other attempts at human behavioral modification are
a waste of time and only teach the kitten how to get at least
SOME attention.
It is sad and a bit frightening to have to witness this behavior
but that is just another in a long list of things that are part
of living with someone on the spectrum.
Thankfully, the kitten, at least, doesn't understand the outbursts.
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