Share your childs special interests

[Anonymous]

It is really hard to distill down to common interests with teens with autism. It’s easier when they are younger. Plus, it changes and they’ll pick up a new one. I know several young adults on the spectrum. Here is a list of special interests:

Coins
A specific historical period
Video games and computers (can probably generalize as common)
Anime (can probably generalize as common)
Uranium glass
Fashion and make up
Swords
A certain musical group
Art and artists
Shakespeare
WWII tanks

[Anonymous]

Elevators and escalators
Trains
Dinosaurs
Sesame Street
Blue's clues

[Anonymous]

Slime (asmr/sensory aspect)

[Anonymous]

11 year old DD:
Bluey: has perfect recall for anything that's happened in any episode and uses the episodes and their themes to try to connect with people. Also can tell you any episode that has a "glitch" (or a perceived one) in the animation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
DS when he was little was more into vehicles, and as he grew, was more into military strategy. Both are on the spectrum.

This sounds just like my DS with ADHD/anxiety but no autism diagnosis. How old is he now? How does this play out into his current interests/activities?

[Anonymous]

Big cats.

Panthers.
Cheetahs.
Clouded Leopards.
Snow Leopards.


And so on....

[Anonymous]

My DS has a few that he likes to go on and talk about with me.

Aviation
Global politics
Roblox
Penguins

[Anonymous]

blood
germs
DNA
the human brain
rocks
the elements


Grew up to major in neuroscience. Still likes shiny rocks.

[Anonymous]

Minecraft
Lego Star Wars
Star Wars
Trains (yes I know)
Video games
Periodic Table of Elements

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
DS when he was little was more into vehicles, and as he grew, was more into military strategy. Both are on the spectrum.

This sounds just like my DS with ADHD/anxiety but no autism diagnosis. How old is he now? How does this play out into his current interests/activities?

He's 20 and is majoring in international affairs with a concentration in security policy

[Anonymous]

Furries, my little pony, furries, furries, my little pony..

[Anonymous]

Insects, especially bees and spiders

[Anonymous]

Roblox
Minecraft
K-pop Demon Hunters

[Anonymous]

Trains

This is a cliche but it’s remained constant for almost the past 5 years. It started with steam engines and wooden trains, then evolved into metro and maglev trains. The US is very disappointing in terms of trains.

Other interests have come and gone including Pokemon, Minecraft, cats, etc

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Furries, my little pony, furries, furries, my little pony..

Is MLP a common interest in autists?