Major Spoiler waring for the movie Cats !!!
I am Autistic i have High-Functioning Autism i was diagnosed at 7 years old and now I am 22 years and 10 months and 29 days.
So the frease all Cats are Autistic is often said sometimes by Autistics themself.
Well the grad final Number in the movie Cats sung by the amazing actress Judi Dench ❗️❗️🤩🤩🤩😁 really brought that saying to mind. I can’t really explian Why but something about the ilness of the Grand final Number of Cats made me think of Autistics. Maybe i am just werid. Since i think the movie is too recent have any good clips to share( leagly) i will just post a large part of that song in quote and see if you also get a kind of Autistic feeling from the words?
Also my New Headcanon is that Mr. Mistoffelees( at least as played by Laurie Davidson in the film) is autistic😀👍
Here is part of the song qoute for qoute.
“You've heard of several kinds of cat
And my opinion now is that
You should need no interpreter
To understand our character
You've learned enough to take the view
That cats are very much like you
You've seen us both at work and games
And learnt about our proper names
Our habits and our habitat
But how would you ad-dress a cat?
So first, your memory I'll jog
And say: A cat is not a dog
Now dogs pretend they like to fight
They often bark, more seldom bite
But yet a dog is, on the whole
What you would call a simple soul
The usual dog about the town
Is much inclined to play the clown
And far from showing too much pride
Is frequently undignified
He's such an easygoing lout
He'll answer any hail or shout
The usual dog about the town
Is inclined to play the clown
Again I must remind you that
A dog's a dog, a cat's a cat
With cats, some say one rule is true
Don't speak 'til you are spoken to
Myself I do not hold with that
I say you should ad-dress a cat
But always bear in mind that he
Resents familiarity
You bow, and taking off your hat
Ad-dress him in this form: "O' cat!"
Before a cat will condescend
To treat you as a trusted friend
Some little token of esteem
Is needed, like a dish of cream”
I really love these lyrics and they rang true to my for some reason.
I can’t really explain expect that cats as animal share many autistic traits and the Cats in the movie” Cats” although of course heavily anthropomorphic still maintain most of the characteristics of the actual animal cat.
So the whole kind of hade autistic vibe.
I am Autistic i have High-Functioning Autism i was diagnosed at 7 years old and now I am 22 years and 10 months and 29 days.
So the frease all Cats are Autistic is often said sometimes by Autistics themself.
Well the grad final Number in the movie Cats sung by the amazing actress Judi Dench ❗️❗️🤩🤩🤩😁 really brought that saying to mind. I can’t really explian Why but something about the ilness of the Grand final Number of Cats made me think of Autistics. Maybe i am just werid. Since i think the movie is too recent have any good clips to share( leagly) i will just post a large part of that song in quote and see if you also get a kind of Autistic feeling from the words?
Also my New Headcanon is that Mr. Mistoffelees( at least as played by Laurie Davidson in the film) is autistic😀👍
Here is part of the song qoute for qoute.
“You've heard of several kinds of cat
And my opinion now is that
You should need no interpreter
To understand our character
You've learned enough to take the view
That cats are very much like you
You've seen us both at work and games
And learnt about our proper names
Our habits and our habitat
But how would you ad-dress a cat?
So first, your memory I'll jog
And say: A cat is not a dog
Now dogs pretend they like to fight
They often bark, more seldom bite
But yet a dog is, on the whole
What you would call a simple soul
The usual dog about the town
Is much inclined to play the clown
And far from showing too much pride
Is frequently undignified
He's such an easygoing lout
He'll answer any hail or shout
The usual dog about the town
Is inclined to play the clown
Again I must remind you that
A dog's a dog, a cat's a cat
With cats, some say one rule is true
Don't speak 'til you are spoken to
Myself I do not hold with that
I say you should ad-dress a cat
But always bear in mind that he
Resents familiarity
You bow, and taking off your hat
Ad-dress him in this form: "O' cat!"
Before a cat will condescend
To treat you as a trusted friend
Some little token of esteem
Is needed, like a dish of cream”
I really love these lyrics and they rang true to my for some reason.
I can’t really explain expect that cats as animal share many autistic traits and the Cats in the movie” Cats” although of course heavily anthropomorphic still maintain most of the characteristics of the actual animal cat.
So the whole kind of hade autistic vibe.
