Signs Your Kid Might Be an Aspie

Amazing.

Looking back, the signs were there. But since aspies look normal, behave normally (whatever that means) and often are highly intelligent, they're easy to miss.

For example.

When NJ was a toddler, he was fascinated by... toilets.

In any restaurant, he'd want to go to the bathroom.

"Daddy, let's go to the bathroom."

"Okay NJ, you gotta go?"

"Yeah."

So we'd shoulder past the patrons, the waitstaff and push into the restroom.

And NJ would walk up to the toilet and flush it.

"NJ?"

No response.

"NJ? Do you actually NEED to use the bathroom?"

"No."

"What kind of toilet is that, NJ?"

"It's an Elger."

Three more flushes. "Okay, let's get back to the table and finish lunch!"

Hmm.

I guess it should have been "obvious" - but I just thought he was fascinated by toilet technology and branding. A budding plumbing mogul. (Parents...)

Today, it's Spongebob, video games, reading Captain Underpants and swimming at the YMCA. In fact, while he does have passions (special interests, as they call them), they are many. And they don't include all things toilet...

Although I must admit, NJ does LOVE potty humor.

Just like his dad.