@shannoncollinsphoto: Day 17: Special Interests. Daily shares from a late diagnosed Autistic adult. #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticTikTok #AutisticAdult #SpecialInterests #SPINs #Autistic #Autism
When I was in college I would fantasize about hiding when the library staff closed for the night so I could have all those uninterrupted hours of researching linguistics. There was no linguists major available so I became a librarian. Lots of kindred spirit patrons.
2022-11-07 18:00:53
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Rock :
Tolkien and armor! there's more but those are probably my biggest!
2022-11-07 17:01:03
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Renae :
Fave Below Deck captain??
2022-11-09 19:22:33
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Jem :
gardening, textile art, and DND 🍾
2022-11-07 16:54:05
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Hayley :
Yarn arts (knitting and crochet), writing, reading, drawing, music (singing, instruments, listening), and The Office. 😂
2022-11-08 13:45:10
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💙Cassie :
These have changed over the years but these are the categories. Dolls (porcelain, Barbie, Funko), trinkets (pins, buttons, stickers), and shows/movies
2022-11-07 17:50:20
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Melanie · Ex-Disney Character :
Oh spins is a cute saying. Growing up mine was Harry Potter and Disney theme parks. Now it’s anti Disney theme parks dogs hunger games twitch lol
2022-11-07 16:55:07
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Sarah (Your Internet Bestie)🥰 :
Animal Crossing, Taylor Swift, Squishmallows, the Bachelor franchise tv shows, disability activism
2022-11-07 18:12:31
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Critter Collector :
Drag Race 💅🏻, 90’s toys, Lisa Frank, perfume, birds, pharmacology, all TV 😂, epidemiology, psychology, animals, Dolly Parton, astrology, rocks/gems
2022-11-08 01:51:09
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Kelly :
I haven’t been diagnosed, but have been doing research. This just described me to a tee. My special interests are houseplants, sci-fi, documentaries,
2022-11-07 17:59:35
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🌸 :
Right now it’s writing/worldbuilding, design, and 3D modeling/printing
2022-11-08 13:49:06
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Goose :
growing up was it was art and animals in general, but WARRIOR CATS ESPECIALLY and similar series
2022-11-07 21:26:52
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Faith Alexandra :
Current biggest SPIN is Star Trek 😊
2022-11-07 18:47:38
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Chloe_Eudaly :
Thank you so much for this! This is new information to me & it makes so much sense! I kinda like the term. Do you think it negative or pathologizing?
2022-11-07 17:58:46
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Harlan :
I've never heard about the brain wave thing and I've always thought of my hyperfocus as "clicking" into place very much like meditating
2022-11-09 14:44:53
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Kai :
Is there a reason you don't love the term "special interest"? /g
2022-11-07 19:05:50
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Atlas :
I LOVE Below Deck! Some of my SPINS include rock hounding, bird watching, spiders, and cats!
2022-11-08 09:05:44
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Katy Perry & Bones (tv show) are my main :) although broader ones are art/creating (like crochet/jewelry/coloring/drawing/painting/etc)
2022-11-07 18:02:24
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DoodleBob_Belcher💅🏼 :
YOU LIKE BELOW DECK????? STOP IM OBSESSED WITH ALL THE SPIN OFFS!!!! did you know Below Deck Adventure just came out?? (i think that's the name lol)
2022-11-07 17:46:50
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Kay :
Crafting & holidays are definitely my biggest. I love diving into different holidays and special days for different cultures, religions, and families/regions. I use my fascination with crafting to celebrate those holidays for the people that celebrate them
2022-11-07 17:10:55
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Riley J Harper :
Animals, Insects, Horror, Japanese history and folklore, mysteries/unknown, comics, and makeup/fashion. 💜✨
2022-11-07 16:51:23
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theonash_ :
Shannon somehow we are wearing basically the exact same outfit today 😂
2022-11-07 18:53:16
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britt :
i love biochemistry!! and mushrooms/mycology, and drag race/drag artistry 🥰🥰
2022-11-08 14:58:12
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lars-bars :
my interests are video games and art of any medium
2022-11-09 00:11:37
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six :
you said it's a term you don't love which I took as this was going to be more negative outlook on the topic but it was very positive lol
2022-11-07 18:17:14
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