Hi my Name is Naomi and I was diagnosed with autism a few years ago. I don’t think I have a specialised subject that I know all about I was just wondering if it was just me. Or did anyone else have this too
Hi my Name is Naomi and I was diagnosed with autism a few years ago. I don’t think I have a specialised subject that I know all about I was just wondering if it was just me. Or did anyone else have this too
That explains a lot.
My special interests were forever fluctuating as a teenager. At the age of eleven it was singing, then at the age of fourteen I developed a thirst for acting. I went on to study Performing Arts at college but I had a lot of trouble with the written assignments, so I didn't progress onto the next year. I was also part of a local drama group which I loved. Then at the age of seventeen writing became my special interest and it is still with me now, although for the past couple of years it hasn't been so much an obsession as it once was. Another one of my special interests is Greek Mythology. This came about due to story I was working on, and it remains still.
I remember when acting was a special interest to me, and I became really obsessed with an actress I liked. I'd have pictures of her everywhere because she made me happy. I know it seems pretty worrying and looking back at it now know how mad that seems. The obsession with her has ceased quite a lot since then. I still like her work and her as a person but it's not as concerning anymore. I got the chance to meet her at a convention last year and she was so lovely. The only bad part of it was when she tried to talk to me and my brain wouldn't connect with my mouth and I ended up feeling terrible.
How did you find studying? I like learning things but I find it hard to take in anything, so this has perturbed me from studying. I'm not great with exams, either. I think the pressure gets to me.
I don't have a specialised subject either - so you are certainly not alone! I like to watch documentaries on tv though as they relax me - but they can be about pretty much any subject.
I don't at the moment. As a kid I collected electrical junk, then in my late teens I was a music geek, then it was cameras and music technology, but in between, and for the last few years, I haven't had any special interests. Like a lot of other autistic traits, they come and go.
I don't really have one interest I specialise in but had always liked to know what makes things "tick". I have random obsessions and will literally become an expert on the subject and it will consume me so much it can affect my work. It's usually some type of project and I end up spending money on it and buy everything regarding the subject to be fully prepared so I can execute it flawlessly. The obsessions are so focused I once decided to write a book on something but because it's all I think about it gives me a headache and can no longer think of it.... Then it rolls in to something else.
My current obsession is pharmacokinetics which was brought on by looking into to CBD.
Thanks I thought it was just me. I also have a low iq which I thought was wierd to
Hi, I agree with extraneous in that it’s different for women. From the research that I’ve done our obsessions seem to be more extreme versions of an interest that most women would have rather than the classic obsessions with trains etc. Women’s special interests tend to change topic too over the years rather than remaining static, I know personally, I tend to spend a few years on one thing then move into something else. Also when I have a special interest I research it a lot, when I was a child I would talk about it a lot. Obsessions I had as a child included my pet gerbils! (Think I bored the guy next to me senseless talking about them constantly when I was 9); Gymnastics (I used to practice for hours every night); Take That (there was not a bit of my bedroom or bedroom furniture not covered in posters of them). A few examples of special interests I’ve had as an adult Include ancient Egypt and the pyramids at Giza (Graham Hancock is the author of a few good books about them); The brain and Neuropsychology (probably why I did GCSE, A-level and BSc Psychology); Medieval/Tudor history (this combines with another long term interest of mine, books, I have over 3 tall bookcases of them and more in the loft!); jewellery making (I still make jewellery but it’s a hobby now not an obsession) and my current one is researching Aspergers (that’s been going for a few years now c/o only just diagnosed at the end of last year). Oh and I’m very ashamed to say I’ve had fixations on guys since I was about 6!! Does any of this sound familiar to you?