Bringing Joy To Your Writing With Autistic Special Interests

Before I even knew I was autistic, I was including my special interests into my writing. Whether it was writing equestrian romances, especially those featuring predominantly English disciplines like sh

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#AuthorWellness #AutisticAuthors #NerodivergentAuthors #ADHD #autism #AutisticJoy #AutisticWriters #hyperfocus #SpecialInterests

Less discussed autistic experience: Micro special interests. I hadn't really cared about The Weather Channel until the algorithm suggested TWS archives after my binge of vintage channel sign-offs. Now, while insomnia won't let me sleep, I'm nerding out on March 1993 Storm of the Century footage.
#ActuallyAutistic #SpecialInterests

@krona It's all about the #SpecialInterests. That's where the joy comes from. I hate learning new things if they don't fall in line with what I care about. I've had a special interest in #AI & #ML since I was a little kid, so when I see new approaches I get excited to the point that I have trouble sleeping. I've been literally dreaming about this stuff since I heard of it the other day.

So what subjects get you worked up just because they're cool? If it isn't tech stuff, maybe you should consider switching to something that intrinsically motivates you?

#ActuallyAutistic

One time I went on a nature tour with a guide who kept saying *blatantly wrong things* about flora and fauna that I 1) grew up with and 2) had as a special interest. My best friend was over there with popcorn waiting to see if I was going to snap. 😂

#Neurodivergent #SpecialInterests

#WhoSaidIt: "[The #SpendingBill is] jam-packed with #wokeism, #specialinterests and #wastefulspending..."? https://tinyurl.com/PIQ-DQM #free2play #games #trivia #news #politics #politicaliq

My #adhd #SpecialInterests. Lots of other obsessions but these are the ones I go back to over and over. #infodump
#bees
#GermanLanguage
#rowing
#puppetry
#sandman
#metal
#TerryPratchett
Feel free to share yours.

@TheAutisticTooter some #SpecialInterests have been with me for life, like computing in general. Some come and go, normally based on environmental factors (eg Brexit, when the result came in) and #ChatGPT - see https://blog.edross.co.uk/archive/tagged/chatgpt but I can already feel the novelty of that wearing off a bit (though having said that I was just using it for fun again just now!). It helps with the one thing leading to another research - it can talk about one thing which might mention another thing, so you can then ask it about that second thing, and so on, and it never gets tired of replying to you!
Also similar - I didn't really realise I had a tenancy to collect / swap out these interests until I discovered I am autistic. It was always there, I just lived my life

#AskingAutistics about #SpecialInterests: I find that my interests tend to be one thing leads to another, so I develop a certain interest, and then, in the course of learning everything about that interest, something related catches my interest, and that becomes the new interest.

This process was invisible to me prior to discovering I'm autistic. I really wasn't aware that I was doing it. I would just "end up" with several tanks of poison dart frogs. It wasn't invisible to the people around me, just to me.

How do you find yourself with a new interest? Do they stick around, or are they discarded when you know everything? Something else?

It's weird how you can not have any real contact with a friend for well over a year, then meet up with them & it turns out you have both developed a strong interest in the same completely random topic. It's literally a case of "great minds think alike" 😏

(It helps that we're both #neurodivergent & our other #SpecialInterests have had overlapping elements)

@brixafterdark

> "i’m not one for long form posts"

The reply is in the #ContentWarning title

Even if you are not for long posts it may help to add some relevant #hashtags to your post since some people may more easily discover your post if you use a hashtag that you both like, ie. #specialinterest / #specialinterests, #hotsauce / #hotsauces, #sauce / #sauces.

No guarantee there will be people actually using these hashtags as Mastodon is getting people alright but all people are not here yet and Mastodon server owners are struggling to adapt their servers to all new incoming users.

#MastodonIsStillYoung

@Htaggert
@ideasgonewild

Yeah, this is pretty much my understanding also. Although I don't think #SpecialInterests have to be lifelong, they're just measured in years vs days/weeks. I have a few special interests that have been mostly lifelong but I treat the ones that cycle in and out every 5-10 years as special interests too.

The ones I struggle to categorize are the ones which go for years, like special interests, but I don't always engage with all that much, except when I remember they exist and go on a massive hyperfixation. 😂

#ActuallyAutistic

When it opened, Cedar Point's Magnum XL-200's 3rd drop was so intense it was causing damage to the ride. It was reprofiled and no longer goes all the way to the ground.

Inspired by https://social.coop/@yerald/109405498789834740
#FridayFacts #RollerCoasters #ActuallyADHD #ADHD #ADHDer #Neurodivergent #SpecialInterests #Hyperfocus

When it opened, Cedar Point's Magnum XL-200's 3rd drop was so intense it was causing damage to the ride. It was reprofiled and no longer goes all the way to the ground.

Inspired by https://social.coop/@yerald/109405498789834740
#RollerCoasters #ActuallyADHD #ADHD #ADHDer #Neurodivergent #SpecialInterests #Hyperfocus

My latest #hyperfocus is serial killer documentaries. Anyone else got some new #specialinterests ?

#actuallyautistic #actuallyadhd #actuallyaudhd #adhd #audhd #autistic #neurodivergent #neurodiversity

I've seen this really interesting introduction type so I'll go ahead and list some of my #SpecialInterests as well

#dragons
#worldbuilding
#writing
#comics
#webtoon
#memes
#jpop
#parody
#roleplaying
#horror
#scifi
#robotics
#videogamelore
#Japan
#eldritchhorror
#demons
#retrowave
#aestheticism
#RGB

If we share any of these, I highly encourage you telling Me some of yours as well and boosting this post :D Take care

Thinking about the way the planet constantly spins and wobbles. Just like me. It’s a comfort that I will still be here, still spinning on the earth, after this form of me has actually gone. #actuallyautustic #neurodivergent. #curious #SpecialInterests #afterlife

#introduction:

You can call me Mal. I'm a #GenX / #Millennial cusp, a #LateBloomer #lesbian 🌈 and have recently discovered my #LateDiagnosedAutism. I also have #adhd, #CPTSD, and a handful of other #MentalHealth issues and I'm currently still trying to recover from burnout due to Covid and learn how to function in the real world again. Learning how to accommodate myself has been a life changing experience. My long distance girlfriend is also autistic and it has been so beneficial to have someone who truly understands as a support person. Other things of note are that I'm a #leftist #feminist and believe in #IntersectionalFeminism, always work to be actively #AntiRacist, and believe mutual aid and building community is the best and only way for us all to survive late stage capitalism.

My #SpecialInterests include talking about and researching topics like #psychology, #trauma, anti-capitalism, and the communication differences between #autistics and #allistics.

For fun I like to play #WorldOfWarcraft and read the lore books. I've been playing since Cataclysm came out and my favorite characters are #AnduinWrynn, #VarokSaurfang, #Illidan, and #KaelthasSunstrider. My favorite class to play is a Demon Hunter and my favorite expansion was Legion. I also love the #DragonAge games, specifically the second one, the show #GameOfThrones, and frequently lose large chunks of time playing #thesims4. I am also currently hyperfixating on Taylor Swift's new album even though I have never liked her music before 😂

I live in a very rural, very conservative area so I'm really hoping to find other people like me, specifically other #lesbians, who I can connect with. So if any of this resonates with you, let's be mutuals 🌈💗

In the spirit of introducing myself here, I wanted to list some of my #SpecialInterests

LGBTQ+ identities
Music
Fairytales and mythology
Psychology
Animals
Space
Fantasy/sci-fi/horror

I invite anyone who has special interests to also share theirs☺️

#autism #GetToKnowMe

We can talk about stuff in #Polish, #English and #Norwegian.

It's a bit difficult for me to talk about my #SpecialInterests or hobbies, but I spent few years singing, dancing, playing instruments (mostly guitars), tried writing, but I'm REALLY quite awful at it :blobfoxgooglytrash: .
I like board and computer games, mainly strategies, sims and RPGs, but I play a bit of everything.

Not sure what else can I write in here, but if anyone has any questions, I'd be glad to answer them.

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#Introduction I've been on Mastodon a while, recently switched to mastodon.nz. I'm in #TāmakiMakaurau #Auckland. Freshly diagnosed #ADHD. #GenderQueer and #NonBinary.

I'm interested in #Conservation, #NZPol #transport. #catsofmastodon. #Fanfic and #fandom culture. #SpecialInterests - mine and yours!

Music tastes cluster around three disparate genres: my parents' records, #DoomMetal, and #NinetiesPop, especially #BoyBands such as old friends #BackstreetBoys and #5ive and new favourites #BTS.