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 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Did anyone else grow out of having special interests?

manyicewizards
Posted: 08 Apr 2024, 7:51 am 

Replies: 18
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I was diagnosed when I was a pre-teen, and I always had strong special interests. First I was strongly obsessed with dinosaurs and palaeontology, and then I was obsessed with pharmacology. This lasted all of my youth, both interests were obsessive and lasted years. I'm 28 now, and have rare and flee...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Should I get a second opinion?

manyicewizards
Posted: 03 Apr 2024, 5:45 am 

Replies: 8
Views: 1,663
It doesn't sound like your psychotherapist gave a thorough assessment, just their thoughts - so it sounds like if you went for an assessment, it would be a first opinion rather than a second opinion. My assessment when I was young took several sessions with different professionals (a psychiatrist, a...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Frivolous special interests

manyicewizards
Posted: 30 Mar 2024, 6:10 pm 

Replies: 25
Views: 10,250
I haven't had a special interest in a while, but I think I've experienced special interests that aren't at all academic. My last obsession was the Twilight saga - which was perplexing to me because I'd never even liked it before and I still think they are badly written books and badly done films. Bu...
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