Not so much with animals as an obsession (although I love my elderly cat dearly), but plants are the thing I focus on. I can't hike, only amble, because I'm constantly shrieking "FLOWER!" and having to squat down, examine it in detail, ID it or puzzle over it. Next comes hauling out the camera (art*), lying in the mud and leaves and photographing the thing multiple times. Get up, brush off the dirt, amble down the trail for 20 ft, rinse, wash, repeat.
Life sciences are my thing, especially botany and horticulture (I actually made a living being a professional gardener and landscape designer). I do lots of photography, mostly plants, wild and domesticated. I built a plant photograph database for use by my former employer. It was fun. Nature and nerdiness combined into one lovely obsessive project.
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AQ 39
Your neurodiverse (Aspie) score: 136 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 77 of 200
You are very likely neurodiverse (Aspie)