Published on 12, July, 2020
Hello,
I got diagnosed 7months ago, just before my 28th birthday. Ever since people have been telling me that all my social issues will be solved by going on forums and finding people who share my interests, but the problem is I don't really have any. I like things but not so intently that a person's negative opinion about them wouldn't make me consider dropping that interest. And I don't know lots about stuff I like. I like movies but like I've never seen most of the big ones people seem to always want to talk about. I remember when I heard my friends watched Community I was like "Oooh I've seen that!!" And then they made all these references I didn't get and I started to wonder if I'd missed half the show.
So yeah, here's me trying to join a community forum when I don't even know what I want to talk about with you
Hello NAS75737,
This is just a thought, but maybe you have yet to discover what your special interest is. As autism affects people on the spectrum differently, it's possible that maybe you don't have the special interest trait. There are traits that I know I have, and traits that I know I definitely don't have.
I have only been a member of this forum for a short while. When I joined, I had no idea what to expect or if it would be my kind of thing, which I guess is probably how everyone else felt when they joined.
Actually that’s one thing that annoys me a little about the otherwise great and informative Aucademy videos on YouTube. If they have a guest on they always end by asking them ‘whats your special interest?’ And I always think ‘what if they didn’t have one? Is that allowed?! What happened to recognition of diversity among autistic people?’ I do have one major one and some smaller ones but I get defensive on other people’s behalf!