Do you have any of the classic Aspie special interests?

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I do think that the stereotypical/classic special interests in science and technology probably are the most common, but I also think that literally anything can be a special interest. Neurotypicals are really into Hollywood celebs and sports and things like that, but all of those "neurotypical" topics have the potential to be a special interest. The Aspie just is far more engrossed with the subject is all.

I really wish that there would be more research done on the development of special interests and how special interests wax/wane/change/stay the same over time. Why do some Aspies switch topics extremely often, whereas others only have one special interest their whole life? The only good research done was that "Dinosaurs 24/7" study you can read online. Has anybody else noticed that they have an underlying theme with some/all of their special interests? I've noticed recently that I have a thing with danger. It's the danger of certain topics that I find exciting, and all of my special interests that fit in this category started very young. That explains my very big special interest in roller coasters and amusement park safety/height restrictions, venomous/poisonous animals, infectious disease, and medicine in general.

The only TV I enjoy (via clips on YouTube) is the Big Bang Theory, but it does look a bit like an infomercial, with all the "classic nerd" diversions that are available to all consumers. What I think is most AS in my interests is looking at the world logically. Just by applying high school physics, I can spot technical fraud in brochures, etc. When people make such mistakes in conversation, I assume they are joking.
Now, that awareness has expanded along the lines of evaluating things by their ecological sustainability as their primary characteristic, even when the footprint is diffused through many layers deep.

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Out here in the sticks there are no train or bus schedules.

Trains and video games, I suppose. I'm into the history of trains or anything; I just like riding on them, and a train whistle in the distance is my favorite sound in the world. I have over a hundred games for different systems. I haven't played some of them in years and should probably sell them off, but I just can't bring myself to do it.

My NT cousin went through a phase of being fascinated with buses when he was 2. When his parents took him out all he did was get overexcited when he saw buses and was not interested in anything else.
He's 28 now and is 100% NT.

Any other Sherlock Holmes fans here? I read right through the series after chancing upon the first as a young teen.

Mine were always animal related. Apparently that's pretty common for girls.

Mine were always animal related. Apparently that's pretty common for girls.

Reading is my most "Classic Aspie" interest. I read a lot- I have several books on the go at once, and get through well over a thousand pages a week. I focus on such stereotypically Aspic subjects as science fiction, fantasy, comics, physics, astronomy and zoology.

I have zero talent for computer programming.

When I was a kid, my special interests were Doctor Who, shopping malls, movies and drawing. Today, I'm still a Doctor Who fan but my fandom is restricted to just watching new episodes and buying the odd book or DVD relating to the show. My special interests at the moment are politics (especially elections), metal music, ethical living and German history and culture post-1945. In terms of 'typical' aspie interests, I have some interest in trains (mainly memorising specific rail networks) and I love animals especially tigers and other big cats.

I also have an interesting in transport and in particular the railway scene. I have both HO and N scale model railway gear.

I'm also a tabletop gamer (miniatures games).