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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Anyone have a child with ASD who does not have special interests?[/quote]

mine. he has always stored up a lot more detail than other kids but never a really all-encompassing interest. [/quote]

Special interests is part of the diagnostic criteria so very, very common in autistic kids. [/quote]

no it’s not[/quote]

YES it is. 
You need two or more of the following:

Restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities, as manifested by at least two of the following, currently or by history (examples are illustrative, not exhaustive; see text):
Stereotyped or repetitive motor movements, use of objects, or speech (e.g., simple motor stereotypes, lining up toys or flipping objects, echolalia, idiosyncratic phrases).
Insistence on sameness, inflexible adherence to routines, or ritualized patterns of verbal or nonverbal behavior (e.g., extreme distress at small changes, difficulties with transitions, rigid thinking patterns, greeting rituals, need to take same route or eat same food every day).
Highly restricted, fixated interests that are abnormal in intensity or focus (e.g., strong attachment to or preoccupation with unusual objects, excessively circumscribed or perseverative interests).

Hyper- or hyporeactivity to sensory input or unusual interest in sensory aspects of the environment (e.g. apparent indifference to pain/temperature, adverse response to specific sounds or textures, excessive smelling or touching of objects, visual fascination with lights or movement).

https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/hcp-dsm.html[/quote]

restricted interests is only one of several criteria for the diagnosis. the child does not have to have them. The diagnosis requires “restricted, repetitive behaviors” which my DS mainly shows through need for routines, inflexibility, and stims. He does tend to accumulate more detail about everything compared to his peers, but really not in a way that amounts to a “special interest.” [/quote]

No one said you HAD to have them. It said “ it’s part of the diagnostic criteria” which multiple posters have pointed this out - backed up by the CDC. Why are you derailing the thread with your nonsense? [/quote]

calm down. the point is it’s not required, and it’s a stereotype to think that all autistic kids have them (as the OP apparently believes). Also they are just interests, not “special” interests. [/quote]

These interests are often considered special due to their intensity, and I never said ALL kids with autism HAD to have them. I’m the OP.  Why feel the need to slam me?  Why are parents in this area so hateful?  [/quote]

NP. Please ignore those posters OP.  Most parents aren't hateful. There are a few of them on this board who are bitter and angry. I know they have hard lives but I wish they wouldn't take it out on others. It's not you OP. It's them.[/quote]

Is it hateful to point out things we think are uneccesarily stigmatizing? Or is it hateful to attack parents for engaging in such advocacy?[/quote]

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