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They tend to attract autistic people, who can have trouble with bathing for various reasons.
I understand why people with autism can have difficulty bathing but do TCGs attract more neurodivergents? I played YuGiOh and now actively play MTG. I don't think I've noticed myself?
If you have actively played several TCGs and you haven't noticed they attract neurodivergent people, you are likely neurodivergent yourself.
Hmm. I am not neurodivergent but also am unsure if they attract more neurodivergent hobbyists than neurotypical hobbyists? Or TCGs attract neurodivergents more than any other hobbies? Could be location too? Idk I have so many questions and an internet search isnt coming up.
At my local CA a majority of people seem neurotypical to me, a few are socially awkward yes, and maybe of an average of 42 people on a commander night maybe 2-3 I know for sure neurodivergent. There's a difference between socially awkward though and neurodivergent... Anyways, happy to share the hobby with anyone but would like everyone to be clean or hygienic if possible!! Sucks a few people perpetuate this stereotype :/
Could be age group? Are you under 30? The hobby has opened up dramatically in the last generation. Before that, neurodivergents were well over the baseline for the population.
Closer to 40 now! I think society has opened up to a lot of hobbies over the years. Used to be a closeted nerd myself as a female in video games but its nice that hobbies and fandom's are more acceptable now than before.
I can see that! MTG is an older game... And used to be more for niche populations. Same as anime I suppose. I was wondering if its due to geographical location as well.
I feel you on the pain of gaming while girl. The cultures still need work, I still don't open voice comms often, but damn has it come a long way. I'm sure geographical location has something to do with the population differences. A bigger city or more progressive area is a full two generations or more ahead of everywhere else in the country.
What are those reasons could be?
Distracted by hyperfocus, aversion to bathing process due to stimulus issues, falling out of routine making it more difficult to put back into routine, etc
Highly depends on the person and their personality, really. You might even say it’s a spectrum.
Being... being autistic?