What Are Special Interests? - The Autistic Obsession
Channel: Thomas Henley
Date: 2019-11-23

One of the more common traits of people on the autistic spectrum is tendency towards obsession. The official term for these specific obsessions are ‘special interests’. I’m normally not bothered about wordings... but I don’t believe calling them ‘special interests’ is very apt. Sure it’s abnormal when compared to most people, but if it was anyone else wouldn’t it be called a ‘passion’?

A single autistic person can have anywhere from one to multiple interests, which are usually pursued on a regular basis depending on the interest. For me, my interests come in 4 distinct categories. Some tend to swap and change over the course of the year, but some stay put and persist for years and years.

I will be exploring the positives and negatives of having special interests in adult autistics, autistic teenagers and little spectrumlets in early life. I also cover the best ways of utilising special interests, in terms of working life and for overall improvement of well-being!

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