My mom thought my childhood cat had autism and took him to the vet, turns out he was deaf This is my childhood cat, Simba. He is 17 years old and when I was little my mom (now deceased) was convinced he had autism because in her own words “he just doesn’t seem right and I am worried”. I went with her to the vet appointment and sat there and waited with her for the vet to show up. Vet shows up and asks why we are there and she word for word said “I think he has autism, what are our next steps” Vet did a full exam and told her “he’s just deaf” We left the appointment and I won’t forget how embarrassed my mom was and she dead ass turned to this cat in his carrier and said “I know you can’t hear me but you embarrassed me” 😭 Now he lives with me since her passing. He’s a sweet boy who sometimes bites my wife, but he’s a sweet boy. 💕