analyser23 wrote:
I am extremely interested in human beings - behaviours, interactions, motivations, relationships, anatomy, the human brain, health and how it affects behaviour, reproduction, society, etc etc.
I believe it is due to the fact that I don't understand this stuff naturally, hence I am doubly motivated to learn as much about it as possible. I love to analyse people and work out what makes them tick. It is all such a puzzle to me! ... I analyse myself a lot also as I can provide myself with the most insight.
I have heard/read that many female aspies tend to study things like psychology, ....
Interesting, I have spent much time (since a teenager) analysing people, trying to understand/work out their emotions/behaviour. At times, when I think I have formulated an understanding of a specific example, I feel like a genius!! However, I guess I've just worked out what many people just know intutitively, yet for me it feels like a breakthrough!!
I studied Psychology, and found it fascinatating, albeit, more from a researcher's perspective, rather than real life application. This has been my strongest special interest, unfortunately so much so, that I had to abandon it. As my hyper-focus in this special interest, became all-consuming and dominated my life (extremely unhealthy when you are in a marriage and raising children). Now, I just stick to analysing myself and the social interactions I have with others.
My earlier special interests, as a child were polished stones, marbles and frogs, as a teenager, cooking recipe scrapbooks, then as an adult, vegetarian cooking, Psychology and now Aspergers/Autism.