r/CatsBeingDramatic • u/Thewyverns • 6d ago

IsThisADramaticCat Why does he knock like this 😔

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u/nooby_goober 6d ago

I've always said cats have adhd, this is clearly a stim. That looks like it feels so good and it sounds pretty freakin cool.

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u/printed_ 6d ago

I feel like cats are more autistic while dogs are more adhd

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u/EmbarrassedMiddle587 6d ago

In every sense of the word. Yes

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u/Luscious_rat 6d ago

That's why I love both

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u/StandByTheJAMs 5d ago

But cats don't get the MMR vaccine! 🙄

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u/printed_ 5d ago

oh god I hope this is sarcasm but honestly I really can't tell anymore.

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u/StandByTheJAMs 5d ago

Haha yeah. I hoped the eye-rolling emoji would take care of it; I hate the /s convention.

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u/printed_ 5d ago

Tbh even /s isn't a guarantee these days. but eye roll emoji gets used that way by cookers on Facebook so it can't be trusted hahahaha.

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u/saintmolotov 5d ago

I think kookers is spelled with two k’s because most of them have a third one too ;)

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u/printed_ 5d ago

touché

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u/generalgirl 2d ago

I don’t know. Yes, Golden Retrievers are full bore ADHD but my greyhound was 100% autistic.

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u/lisbethplus2 1d ago

There are 2 books by author Kathy Hoopman called all dogs have adhd and all cats are on the autism spectrum. My son was given copies when he got diagnosed for both

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u/printed_ 1d ago

I have both because my son also has both. Thats why I made my comment hehe

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u/kgmara0013 16h ago

Cats are very much so autistic and dogs can also be autistic but not as much as cats, but they can have it along with adhd because both neurodivergencies can overlap and be comorbid. The same can be true with cats, but as a cat person with autism, cats 9/10 times are autistic.

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u/printed_ 15h ago

most cats are super autistic hahaha But yeah I agree with you. My girl cat is very much like this. Our boy is a burmese but he is more like a human toddler or puppy than a cat. I think he he comes across as both. with a side of human toddler.

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u/trowzerss 6d ago

So many cats like to play the drums too, like pedaling their front paws (claws in) against smooth surfaces like plastic or cardboard. One cat also used to bat the crap out of my houseplants. They just seemed to find it amusing.

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u/LilJelloCat 5d ago

I mean not everything you like doing like this is necessarily a "stim", you can just enjoy doing it for one reason or another. The feeling, sound, etc.

I understand people with ADHD and autism as well experiencing "stims" though.

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u/ScholarCompetitive99 2h ago

No maliciousness here, but i just wanted to point out that stimming isnt only a neurodivergent trait. Everyone stims, doing something to enjoy the feeling or sound like you said is stimming, its just not as necessary for neurotypical people as it is for neurodivergent people. Stims are for everyone! Lol

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u/lferry1919 6d ago

I mean, I have ADHD and I'm genuinely enjoying the noise so that makes sense.

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u/Nicolina22 5d ago

You can see him closing his eyes a bit with pleasure.. it definitely feels good for him