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Looking for examples of ASD/Autism behavior regarding strong attachment to unusual objects

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Hi,

I hope you are well.

As a parent I am looking for examples of strong attachments to unusual objects, because every child has attachments it is very hard for me to understand if this is something related to autism or not.

According DSM-5 someone with ASD/Autism can have a strong attachment to unusual objects.
I do not understand what DSM-5 means with a strong attachment to unusual objects.

I am trying Google Scholar but I cannot find any research with examples.

Can you help / provide me with examples / provide me with some research ? And when do you have a strong attachment ? Only if you carry the object all the day ?

Thank you so much,

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  • Hi. As a teenager I had a small digital clock. I remember referring to it as ‘my friend’ to a peer once. I think it was the easiest way to express that I just loved that it did exactly what it said on the tin. It told the time, simply and reliably when time was very significant to me. I also displayed what might be considered  ritualistic behaviour towards it - just bedtime routine and waking up in the morning to see it waiting there for me. It made me feel satisfied and secure. It was also small enough (7cm x 3 cm???) for me to take it on holiday so it was always with me even when I was away.

    As a young woman who stumbled into creating databases and reports using MS Access and Excel - I had a bit of a romance with Excel. I was amazed by it, loved the ‘tricks’ I could do with it and creating order out of jumbled information.  

    I suppose these are examples of where I could trust in objects over the complexities of other humans. I got immense pleasure from my interactions  with them in ways I couldn’t get from other people.  

    Does that help?

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  • Hi. As a teenager I had a small digital clock. I remember referring to it as ‘my friend’ to a peer once. I think it was the easiest way to express that I just loved that it did exactly what it said on the tin. It told the time, simply and reliably when time was very significant to me. I also displayed what might be considered  ritualistic behaviour towards it - just bedtime routine and waking up in the morning to see it waiting there for me. It made me feel satisfied and secure. It was also small enough (7cm x 3 cm???) for me to take it on holiday so it was always with me even when I was away.

    As a young woman who stumbled into creating databases and reports using MS Access and Excel - I had a bit of a romance with Excel. I was amazed by it, loved the ‘tricks’ I could do with it and creating order out of jumbled information.  

    I suppose these are examples of where I could trust in objects over the complexities of other humans. I got immense pleasure from my interactions  with them in ways I couldn’t get from other people.  

    Does that help?

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