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What is/are your obsession/s?

Lanky_Runner

Hello, this will be my first time interacting with other autistic people so I’m looking forward to hearing from anyone.

I’d like to hear what obsessions and hobbies you may have. Bonus points for really niche ones, but anything goes.

Mine would be driving safety and theory. I have a special ability to judge my surroundings exceptionally well which makes me quite handy behind the wheel. I also have a copy of the Highway Code that I take everywhere, I don’t know what it is but I just find all that stuff intriguing and quite exciting. There’s a YouTube channel called Ashley Neal that I watch religiously, great if you want to improve your road safety and attitude towards driving.

Thanks for reading.

Parents

  • Another safety obsessed person! I so rarely meet others!

    I have a a special interest in First Aid. I would never have the social energy capacity to work in the emergency services or any medical role full time, but I train others in First Aid as well as getting trained myself and doing event cover. A lot of good first aid is working through algorithms and checklists and as that's often how I manage my communication anyway, I'm very good at it. 

    I'm a lover of risk assessments, and in following them and other safety related rules. It weirds out some of my peers and colleagues but I can usually blame it on the 'I see what happens when things go wrong' from the first aid but actually it was in place way before that. I'm a very rule oriented person, but pretty much only written rules. People on power trips going 'because I say so' with demands that don't match written policy don't gel well with me. 

    Other obsessions include orchids (e.g. profile pic) which have taken a back seat in recent years but can still get info dumped at the the slightest opportunity. Other hobbies are sewing, crochet, basically any thread based craft that's not knitting, and the outdoors/edible plants. And cooking. I cook a lot. 

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  • Another safety obsessed person! I so rarely meet others!

    I have a a special interest in First Aid. I would never have the social energy capacity to work in the emergency services or any medical role full time, but I train others in First Aid as well as getting trained myself and doing event cover. A lot of good first aid is working through algorithms and checklists and as that's often how I manage my communication anyway, I'm very good at it. 

    I'm a lover of risk assessments, and in following them and other safety related rules. It weirds out some of my peers and colleagues but I can usually blame it on the 'I see what happens when things go wrong' from the first aid but actually it was in place way before that. I'm a very rule oriented person, but pretty much only written rules. People on power trips going 'because I say so' with demands that don't match written policy don't gel well with me. 

    Other obsessions include orchids (e.g. profile pic) which have taken a back seat in recent years but can still get info dumped at the the slightest opportunity. Other hobbies are sewing, crochet, basically any thread based craft that's not knitting, and the outdoors/edible plants. And cooking. I cook a lot. 

Children
  • in reply to Fibonacci Squid

    I think I can relate to how you feel about being a paramedic, in the sense that I like the idea of teaching people but being in a car with a driving student sounds out of my realm currently.

    I do like some clear and solid rules, too. I’m more visual so I think that’s why the road signs and the like appeal to me.

    I’m growing some veg at the moment, is that what you mean by edible plants?