1. Reading all of the scientific literature on certain chronic diseases which I am many others have including
A. Fibromyalgia Syndrome, a chronic pain disorder
B. Restless Leg Syndrome, a distressing sensorineural disorder.
C. Neurally Mediated Hypotension, a disease of the nervous systems which causes bouts of spontaneous fainting, vomiting, and headaches
2. Collecting and repeatedly listening to certain kinds of classical music which includes almost all settings of the
A. Penetential Psalms
B. Masses for the Dead and Anglican Funeral Sentences
C. Settings of the Passion of Jesus
D. Settings of the Seven Last Words from the Cross
I can listen for days to every setting of one particular thing continuously and sometimes I listen to on thing over and over again for days.
3. Collecting stamps, coins, maps, historical documents, historical images, and melding then together in a kind of instructional wall art. I also focus on the American bicentennial and all American history depicted on foreign stamps.
When I direct my mind to these interests I can single mindedly pursue them for twelve or more hours a day without looking up or even looking to see what time it is. During these times I don't even eat or drink.
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"The purpose of the physician is to entertain the patient whilst the disease runs its inevitable course." -Voltaire
Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AT) Test: 46
Broad Autism Phenotype Test: 132 aloof, 114 rigid, 99 pragmatic