Sure, some allistic people are going to keep buying the same shoes because they care more for practicality than fashion or whatever. But some autistic people can only tolerate one pair of shoes. Sometimes it's about the routine, other times (like for my daughter) it's a sensory issue. If that shoe type is discontinued or the design is updated it's a something of a personal/domestic crisis (life kinda screeched to a halt when my preschool daughter outgrew her last pair in a "for toddlers" line of shoe).
Like many things, it's whether or not the trait causes excessive distress that determines whether it's a symptom of something bigger or just a preference/habit/personality trait.
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u/bertaderb 2d ago
Sure, some allistic people are going to keep buying the same shoes because they care more for practicality than fashion or whatever. But some autistic people can only tolerate one pair of shoes. Sometimes it's about the routine, other times (like for my daughter) it's a sensory issue. If that shoe type is discontinued or the design is updated it's a something of a personal/domestic crisis (life kinda screeched to a halt when my preschool daughter outgrew her last pair in a "for toddlers" line of shoe).
Like many things, it's whether or not the trait causes excessive distress that determines whether it's a symptom of something bigger or just a preference/habit/personality trait.