Girls, Aspergers, and ... horses?

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I can understand someone like that, because that's what I experienced. I enjoyed the world of animals and pretending I belonged there. I pretended to be horses, dogs, cats, cougars. I romped around the backyard on all fours. I acted like a cougar in the house and tried to make that noise, but it never sounded quite like the cougar.

I'm into kitties and fluffy bunnies more than anything else.

But hey they say that riding and horse caring is therapeutic for people with all kinds of disabilities, including Autism. I don't recall ever riding a horse except Zoo pony rides. I would consider riding a horse for Asperger's therapy is such a thing does exist and see what it does for me.

No, don't like horses.

Lock me up for it, already,

I loved horses as a kid and worked at a stables for a while. I only gave up riding because I couldn't afford it once I left home and had kids but I'd love to to back to it

I don't have this, I don't hate horses and I'm not scared of them, I just don't mind them. This might be because I went on a pony that galloped really fast at the circus when I was 5 or 6.

I owned horses as a kid; three race horses (Whisky, Sherry, and Gin if I remember rightly - can you tell I come from a family of alcoholics?) which I shared with my cousin as I was too young to ride them in races, and one pony of my own called Nutmeg who was like Eeyore from Winnie-the-Pooh. I was still never overly obsessed with horses at all, it just came from being in a snobby family, lol.

I've never been into horses in my life and I'm a girl.

I also love horses.

I've never been particularly interested in horses. I think they are pretty, but I feel that way about all animals really.

One of my close childhood friends loved horses and for the life of me I could never understand why. My obsession was cooking, so animals were totally outside my range. I never knew what to do when she wanted to pretend to be horses or puppies or whatever the animal du jour was, and couldn't grasp what made My Little Pony more appealing than Barbie. I like horses, they're cool, just like all other animals, but I don't really get it.

DIS STEREOTYPE IS SO FALSE.

Anyone who truly knows horses and knows the spectrum also knows how similar horses are to us. I am completely on the same wavelength with them. I know exactly how they think and react because I'm much like they are. That's to say the least. I could ramble for days (surprise!) because horses are my special interest, but I'll spare you and give you pictures instead.

My 3 year old Clydesdale Tenacity:





And my son's therapy ponies, Fawn and Faline:

Me, too! I used to ditch school so I could ride when no one was around. (not recommended, of course. lol)

When I was a young child I was obsessed with horses, and I'm still a bit. But as a child I was also obsessed with geological phenomena, and that was considered the "odd obsession".
A lot of girls are obsessed with horses, and this doesn't mean they're Aspies.

Not me, they scare me.

I was never really into real - life horses, myself (the really big ones actually kind of intimidate me even now) but when I was little, I enjoyed riding ponies. I've also been interested in My Little Pony for years now....the First Generation and the Fourth Generation.