What's your special interest?

I've noticed there a lot of posts on this forum about making friends and finding others who share an interest, so I thought I'd start a thread where people could talk about the stuff that really interests them and maybe connect with others who feel the same about that topic. I hope that's okay, and I'm sorry if a thread like this already exists and I missed it.

I know I have several interests which I get VERY excited about and would love to find others to geek out with on - as it can feel really lonely to not have people who share the same passion or get excited about the same things. But I also love listening to people talk about things that they're really passionate about too, so I would genuinely love to hear about everyone special interests too.

I find it really hard to make friends and am always cautious about talking about the things that really interest me, after years of being told that I'm weird/creepy/boring for getting obsessed with stuff that I like. But that's just me, and if I get passionate about something then I can't help but  focus on it. And that makes sense to me. Why wouldn't someone focus on something that makes them happy? 

Parents
  • I am autistic and i have a MASSIVE interest in baking and reading i'm a huge geek on harry potter, i love baking as a calm way to escape the stressful world of school or the world in general

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  • I am autistic and i have a MASSIVE interest in baking and reading i'm a huge geek on harry potter, i love baking as a calm way to escape the stressful world of school or the world in general

Children
  • Baking is really cool, I ca n make magazine worthy cookies but will absolutley obliterate anything else I attempt. i admire those who can bake succesfully!

  • Oh, I wish I could bake but I've never got the hang of it. I love watching the Great British Bake Off and know all the theory, but can't seem to successfully put it in practice.

    I am a HUGE Harry Potter fan too. My favourite books in the series are Philosophers Stone, Prisoner of Azkaban and Half Blood Prince, though I love the characters and all the world building in all the books. How about you, do you have a favourite? Have you been to the Pottermore website and been sorted?