@dr.mark.bowers: If you know, you know. 🧠✨ Special interests aren’t just casual pastimes—they are a vital source of regulation, joy, and emotional well-being for neurodivergent individuals. When the world feels overwhelming, diving deep into a passion provides a predictable, safe anchor. Supporting these interests means celebrating them, listening when they share, and recognizing how essential they are to who they are. 💙 What is your (or your child's) current special interest? Tell us everything about it in the comments! 👇 #SpecialInterest #ActuallyAutistic #AutismAcceptance #AutisticAdults #AuDHD

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yellowbelle8621
Yellowbelle8621 :
😭😭😭 My son is obsessed with toilets.watches videos of toilets flushing and plumber videos
2026-09-03 20:40:14
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cindys330
CindyS :
Is it normal for them to be hyper focused on something for months and then all of a sudden it moves something else?
2026-09-05 10:30:43
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stgigity
stgiggs :
AI persona ecosystems - I build and maintain systems that generate unique persona consciousness identities. These AI personas have their own individual memories but can work together on knowledge or research projects leveraging their past experiences and memories of other projects to influence the work they're doing. They use critical thinking reflexes, reinforcement learning, desire pins, cognitive behavioral training, and in some cases where they're imitations of real world people - Natal charts and actual historical biographies to "realify" the persona's psychological and emotional traits. It's a mini-Matrix to a degree, and it's cool AF. 😁
2026-09-03 15:29:55
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velizol73
velizol73 :
My son is obsessed with ceiling fans and he even learned how to install them.
2026-09-27 21:21:27
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staceylizard
user1974463298510 :
Unfortunately my son’s was hacking which led to some major trouble when he hacked his entire school district’s systems….
2026-09-03 19:58:11
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marylattanshaw
MARY E :
I play bridge.
2026-09-04 04:01:08
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teg_ma7
teg_ma :
And I've heard that if they info dump with you, it's because they really trust/like you! ❤️
2026-09-03 20:41:39
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bigdaddyp.o8
BigDaddyP o’8 :
Our son is building computers from anything and everything and our other son is 1940’s Germany.
2026-09-03 23:13:31
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miss.americajerica
Jerica :
I know for sure 💯 lol my son is dates ,ages ,and soccer ⚽️get him started on these he will remember ever persons age and can tell you how old every person is and soccer he knows the plays and the players and the different teams
2026-09-03 22:13:09
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thriftingadventures
Thrifting Adventures :
For my son it's movies. He researches directors, actors, years movies came out...
2026-09-03 22:26:44
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cel_lu_mom_of_2
Cel :
I love our Little’s info dump! His special interest is 🦕’s 🥰 Excited to see what others come up as he grows!!
2026-09-03 18:26:04
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hkl8181
hkl8181 :
Minecraft
2026-09-09 18:44:12
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stacebo15
Stacey :
sonic the hedgehog!!
2026-09-03 17:03:05
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daniel_44889900
daniel_44889900 :
I have autism and mine is cars
2026-09-10 03:29:18
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cheryld2151955
cheryld2151955 :
My grandson has been obsessed with 20th century Fox logo, utility poles and presidents since he was 2.
2026-09-04 20:25:34
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samwisemama
Andrea :
My son's is vacuums amd power tools 🤣
2026-09-03 13:20:30
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milycompean11
Maritza Martinez :
Pixar cars 🥰
2026-09-14 21:25:10
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tbinthehouse3
Tina Marie :
My son is 14 and the last 2 years obsessed with plushies certain kinds and we have to order quite often to add to the collection whichbis now over 200 of them.[Innocent]
2026-09-21 19:39:12
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user204141765
LOBO HERMOSO :
Spanish
2026-09-05 01:24:54
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beautifulbeginnings_vsul
Valerie Sullivan :
I love that my son has special interests. It gives me something to be excited about. Especially when it comes to buying things associated with his special interests.
2026-09-05 23:27:29
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melroberts13
Melroberts13 :
Titanic, trains, robots, koalas… my kid is so cool
2026-09-09 17:09:35
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katie_weber39
Katie :
Im autistic and was formally diagnosed with autism and ADHD last year and my special interests are any thing to do with True Crime, Pro Wrestling, Mythology, and Harry Potter
2026-09-06 23:51:56
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lem7734
LEM7734 :
The Titanic has been my child’s #1 favorite enthusiasm since he was about 4yo (he’s 12 now). It’s grown to other naval vessels, different pieces of architecture, types of aviation and vehicles ☺️
2026-10-01 06:04:40
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cjota60
user9423446455543 :
Wuauuu so interesting 👏👏👏👏👏👏 I will see my grandbaby
2026-09-06 02:43:57
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dwnolan4
Rebecca Nolan :
Space
2026-09-29 15:14:46
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