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31 Jan 2014, 3:21 pm

katedidit wrote:
Is it still considered a special interest if you don't really collect information/facts about something but spend a lot of time looking at pictures of something?

I have always been into dolls, for as long as I can remember. I don't really collect facts about dolls but I can spend hours looking at dolls and doll accessories online. Every once in a while, my interest will be sparked by a particular company, and I will look at their dolls pretty exclusively for a while. I also went through a couple days where I watched tons of videos about dolls on youtube.

Looking at pictures and videos is collecting information! :)

In any case, that's definitely a special interest.



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31 Jan 2014, 4:12 pm

SPECIAL INTEREST:
DEFINITION -- 1) n. something that grabs hold of the Aspie, and which the Aspie cannot stop thinking / ruminating / about; from which Aspie experiences both frustration and satisfaction. 2) See definition no. 1.



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31 Jan 2014, 4:53 pm

Sure, it's still a special interest if you just like looking at pictures. When I was one year old, one of my very first special interests was Winnie the Pooh. We were going on a long car trip to see my grandparents far up north, and my mom and aunt bought a Winnie the Pooh coloring book to occupy me during the ride. I'm told that I spent that whole trip either sleeping soundly or just staring at the pictures of all the Pooh characters.

Even as an adult, I still love just looking at pictures of the animated movie and TV characters I love. I have bunches of screencaps and works of fanart saved to my laptop. :D


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