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He had a huge collection of toy cars and Lego’s. He was very into video games in which he designed and built things.
He could not stand when his foods touched.
His uncle, the last of this remaining relatives, points out that he was “not normal”.
He had difficulty sitting still, made noise, and was disruptive.
He has always talked to himself and would narrate what he was doing almost as though someone was in the room.
...Has liked to collect information about history and anything about science. He reports he “can be annoying” about it.
Though he is heterosexual, he would hang out with the gay kids because they were more accepting.
He joined the Marine Corps...it was a very intense and loud experience.
He had a very sensitive sense of smell, and would smell people as a child.
He is very sensitive to the texture of clothing and doesn’t tolerate tags. He is particular about his shoes.
He does not like to be interrupted at work and this offends other people. [He] becomes overwhelmed by unnecessary tasks such as work emails.
Your collection of toy cars reminded me that I loved Hot Wheels as a kid in the '90s and early '00s. And I would often have to get more whenever we went to the store. Or at the very least see what they had. Luckily they were cheap so my parents were ok getting 1 or 2 each time.
I was also really good at remembering what ones I already had, so I knew at the store what ones I didn't have.
It's been a long time since I counted, but I amassed over 300 cars by the time I grew out of them.
yep! we were very similar 🙂