Overheard in an Autism conference:

Cats are autistic dogs.

I don't know about you. But this really cracks me up.
If you really think about it. Cats really do show some classic symptoms of autism.

For example,
aloof
solidary
do things on own agenda
doesn't like to maintain eye contact
affectionate in their own terms
special interest/fascination (for my cat it would be his pet esso tiger)
probably sensory issues (need to bite especially when aroused)

so on and so forth...

I know it is not too nice to make fun of a disorder. After all being "socially challenged" in our "neurotypical" (aka normal) society is not easy (and that is an understatement). But then... what would life be if we can't even laugh a little?