Saturday, January 21, 2012

Weird Weather Behavior

Has anyone else noticed that children, and some adults, behave very differently when the weather changes, or is about to?

One of the ways I can tell if the weather's going to change, especially if it's going to storm, without even looking out the window, is that my kids start to behave very differently.  Okay, yes, my kids are Autistic, but this isn't limited to them.  I'm not Autistic, and something in me gets all fired up and antsy when there's a rain or snow storm coming, or if it's suddenly going to get warm and sunny after a long stormy stretch.  Yes, my kids are related to me, so you could make the argument that that's why they get all rambunctious and edgy with weather changes.  However, when I was in high school I had several teachers that would comment/complain about the fact that kids were harder to teach, and didn't pay attention nearly as well, if it was stormy outside or if it was suddenly getting all warm and sunny after awhile of being stormy.

Why do so many of us have a change in mood and behavior when the weather changes?  There's got to be some sort of scientific explanation, but what is it? 

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