Do you have any of the classic Aspie special interests?

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13 Aug 2017, 9:38 am

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It seems that trains, Star Trek, Doctor Who, World of Warcraft, languages, maths, animals, science, minecraft, (and more) are common Aspie special interests. I don't have special interests like that. I don't really have any special interests but what I have that are close to special interests are:-

British humour/drama
Writing
Creepy/abandoned places
Gossip
Theme parks
Country music
Cottages

Bus-drivers used to be a true special interest.


"gossip"??????

as a "special interest"?

Gossip is the quintessentially neurotypical thing to be into.


Why not? I get so caught up in other people's stories in different message boards. Any real-life stories that are exciting. Feels like a waste of time but it's difficult to let go.



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13 Aug 2017, 10:59 am

Oh, yeah, computers. My first one only ran BASIC, with 2 k of RAM, and I spent months programming it, focussed to where I was starting to dream in code. It was so nice to deal with something that could be taught, and followed logic. I still have not been able to find newer programs to replace the two I wrote to help me in my daily life.



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13 Aug 2017, 11:15 am

My special interest was drawing and video games. I have a strong understanding of spacial concepts. I was also obsessed with video games but that seems pretty typical for us Aspies so that may not be that odd? But it was why I pursued software engineering.


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14 Aug 2017, 8:39 am

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I would say Video Games are a fairly common interest for those aspies born in more recent decades. I have been obsessed with Pokémon in particular since I was very young. I like to collect Pokémon Merchandise, too. Pokémon is something I've noticed that tends to particularly appeal to aspies, It's wonderful. I do like many different kinds of video games. I like RPGs a lot. When I was younger I was absolutely fixated with Club Penguin, it was a means to socialise with other people.


Pokémon is without a doubt extremely popular with aspies. I myself have played Pokémon for thousands of hours. What's interesting to note is that the series was actually created by an autistic person. The collection and optimization aspect is probably part of what makes it so appealing to people with ASD. I was fixated with Club Penguin, too :lol: ! I played it for hours nearly every day for more than two years.

Other than video games, I really like drawing, which also seems to be a really popular interest among aspies.



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14 Aug 2017, 9:11 am

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I would say Video Games are a fairly common interest for those aspies born in more recent decades. I have been obsessed with Pokémon in particular since I was very young. I like to collect Pokémon Merchandise, too. Pokémon is something I've noticed that tends to particularly appeal to aspies, It's wonderful. I do like many different kinds of video games. I like RPGs a lot. When I was younger I was absolutely fixated with Club Penguin, it was a means to socialise with other people.


Pokémon is without a doubt extremely popular with aspies. I myself have played Pokémon for thousands of hours. What's interesting to note is that the series was actually created by an autistic person. The collection and optimization aspect is probably part of what makes it so appealing to people with ASD. I was fixated with Club Penguin, too :lol: ! I played it for hours nearly every day for more than two years.

Other than video games, I really like drawing, which also seems to be a really popular interest among aspies.


I still have no clue what Pokémons are. If we were playing "20 questions" and I was trying to guess your answer of "Pokémon" would you describe it as animal, vegetable, or mineral? Or, perhaps a chronological account would work, as with a doll that imitates a movie character that is based on a novel that is based on a true story that resembles a myth?

I used to play video games - I went to the first place to offer "Tanks" for a quarter a game twice. Tanks were the second game, after "Pong." I got it all out of my system before they got all fancy. There once was a cat whose owner got a TV. The cat watched the screen for a few seconds, tried to catch an image with her claws, walked around and looked behind, and never looked at it again. It didn't affect her world.



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14 Aug 2017, 9:36 am

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I had the trains thing in the late 1970s, and just last week bought five 1980s railway magazines from a market stall....In 1977 I bought the British Rail Timetable (a book of over 1000 pages) and it became my summer reading project. How sad is that? :lol:

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Don't see anything wrong with that. Dam useful knowing how to get around - table 65 up the west, table 26 up the east, 39 for transpennine , 227 for the West Highland spring to mind. I think it was 116 which was the great western main line, but could be wrong as it is a few years ago now



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14 Aug 2017, 10:09 am

You used to be able to win "Pong" and the "Odyssey Game" from the kids' show Wonderama in the mid 1970s.



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14 Aug 2017, 8:00 pm

Computers are one of the stereotypical aspie interests, and I'm definitely into those. :P I'm not sure what the hell I'd do without them. Probably be a bookworm, idk. Maybe I'd be into horticulture, or hunting, or mechanics. Honestly, my life would probably be a lot more interesting than it is now.


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14 Aug 2017, 8:31 pm

I liked the original Star Trek series when I was young. I thought it was a very well done show, with intelligent stories.



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14 Aug 2017, 8:33 pm

^ Pity about Series 3 though, huh?



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14 Aug 2017, 8:57 pm

Q: Do you have any of the classic Aspie special interests?
A: No.
See, here's proof; :wink:
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14 Aug 2017, 9:54 pm

I'm a metalhead so I am very much into metal music, don't know how typical of an aspie interest that is. I also enjoy fantasy and sci-fi things...movies/books/games whatever of course some metal has lyrics and themes related to that...so another reason to enjoy metal. As a kid I think animals were kind of a special interest, still kind of are...people have told me that they think they have heard the most random facts about animals and bugs from me than any other source.


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14 Aug 2017, 10:06 pm

My interests primarily include classic and alternative rock music, movies, comedy, cartoons, reading, writing, and video games. And that's it. Pretty normal stuff in my opinion but that doesn't stop people from thinking I have "esoteric" interests whenever I talk about them.



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14 Aug 2017, 10:08 pm

Joe90 wrote:
naturalplastic wrote:
Joe90 wrote:
It seems that trains, Star Trek, Doctor Who, World of Warcraft, languages, maths, animals, science, minecraft, (and more) are common Aspie special interests. I don't have special interests like that. I don't really have any special interests but what I have that are close to special interests are:-

British humour/drama
Writing
Creepy/abandoned places
Gossip
Theme parks
Country music
Cottages

Bus-drivers used to be a true special interest.


"gossip"??????

as a "special interest"?

Gossip is the quintessentially neurotypical thing to be into.


Yer I know, I said my special interest subjects aren't very common among the Aspie population, although I don't really have special interests as such, more general interests.

But I do love writing stories about a group of fictional people in a workplace or village or school, and mundane stuff happens to them, like secrets, lies, friendships, love, death, illness, etc. I love it (well, not illness and death, but you know what I mean).


That's good that you write stories. Keep it up. Real life is the best thing to right about.



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15 Aug 2017, 8:59 am

Military miniatures - in fact almost anything miniature fascinates me especially tiny garden :lol: s



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15 Aug 2017, 3:27 pm

One of the things that bugs me a little about my adult diagnosis is the fact that I do not have any one particular special interest or ability that is supposed to be a big part of having autism. :?

However I guess what I do have is the tendency to become obsessively interested in something for a while and then get bored and move on to something else. An example would be that I discovered a computer game I like at the start of this year and 8 months into the year I have already played 1300+ hours. That must average what, 5+ hours a day? :oops:

I'm generally interested in computers (but not really any other tech) and I would love to train to work in I.T security, ethical hacking, forensic computing or something along those lines.