Apr 12
What I feel people frequently forget about autistic special interests is that they aren't always information based. They may simply be visual or mental
Someone may have a special interest in a show, but instead of that meaning that they will talk about that show often, it may mean they watch that show extremely frequently.
Special interests are ways of regulating, not simply encyclopedias we have in our heads. Sometimes it's watching something frequently. Maybe only listening to one genre of music, maybe it's a collection, maybe it's an action. I'm tired of it only being seen as autistic people's personal encyclopedias
#actually autism#autism#actually autistic#autistic things#autistic adult#special interest#autistic special interest#I would much rather look at fighter jets than talk about them#and I'd much rather read books or look at books in a library than talk about them#I may watch a lot of fighter jets#but I don't know everything about them
