No intrest in fiction.

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I'm the opposite. Every single one of my special interests has revolved around fiction, and more specifically, fictional characters. The characters I obsess over are either characters who I admire and want to emulate (like a role model), characters who I identify with, or some combination of both. I tend to think of my favorite characters as imaginary friends because I daydream about them so often and imagine them accompanying me when I go places. I also talk to them occasionally, though only when I lay down to sleep.

I can't imagine (no pun intended) a life without obsessing over fictional characters. I tried it last year, but all it did was make me miserable. I can't understand how people can obsess over things that have no personality, such as objects (even though it's common for other autistic people to obsess over objects), or areas of study (anything you can learn in school, such as math, science, writing, etc). I can sort of understand an obsession with animals, because I have owned pets my whole life (mostly cats) and have observed that all of them have what could be construed as "personalities". Plus there is the whole anthro/furry thing, so yeah, I can kind of comprehend that. But an obsession with objects or areas of study? I can't comprehend it.

I like science fiction... but other genres bore me pretty fast and I can't focus on them.

Were just the opposite yes

I'll attempt to explain my fascination with objects as you call them. At the same time I can't comprehend how people can be fascinated with people! The irony here is that objects are created by people, well the objects I am interested in. I have a very deep appreciation and attachment to space probes! Humans...we are all the same, we live, we die, we reproduce...objects like space probes are an example of the culmination of achievements humans have made in science and engineering, we are the creators of such objects that are unique in the universe. Humans are not too unique among themselves. I am absolutely in awe that Voyager 1 the first interstellar probe is 18 billion miles from earth at this moment...out there all alone bustling with activity through it's circuits and sending signals to earth that take 16 hours travelling at the speed of light to reach us. I always try to picture what it looks like out there looking at the stars while being seated directly on the probe.

I have always believed that having an aversion to fiction is part of my autism as a causative effect. I have struggled all my life in trying to relate to characters on screen and in books. This I am sure stems from not being able to relate to people in real life. Whenever I bring up my interest in astronomy people tend to make popular culture references which I find irritating. They may ask me things like "So do you watch Star Trek? Battlestar Galactica?" I tell them I have no interest in these shows because they seem to be mostly about the relationships between crew members. My roommate says he has never met anyone who does not like to watch "shows" or follow TV series. I explained that it is because the majority of shows out there focus on the characters and their interpersonal issues which I find quite dull. I also find it straining and near impossible to follow complex dialogue in movies and I often forget the names of important characters. On top of this I feel like It is all a waste of time because I am not learning anything useful. I would much rather watch or read content that feeds me new information, hence why I love anything to do with science and soak up information like a sponge.

I completely agree with what I put in bold.

I do have to admit I'm fine with interpersonal stuff, since I really like studying "normal" behavior (so I will understand our society better). I would probably be disinterested otherwise.

Thank you for being polite and explaining what it's like to be interested in objects. When you put it like that, it does kind of make more sense to me... Especially when you described how you like to picture what the space probe looks like out there. I think it's neat. Smile