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12:00am August 19, 2013

➸ Trying to find the right words: non-conceptual special interests?

josiahd:

Any of y’all have special interests that aren’t abstract or conceptual in nature? I feel like there are all these things like trains/math/chemistry/politics/fandoms and somethings it’s shown as that’s what special interests are.

And I have some like that but… I also have some that are sensory.

  • There is a color of blue that is like so ~right~, I like to see things that are that color especially when they catch the light in the right way.

Most of mine are sensory and nobody ever talks about this except in traditional books on autism and then not from the inside.

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  1. apheline reblogged this from soilrockslove and added:
    I don’t know that there’s a big difference between the two for me. I used to be really interested with star wars books...
  2. soilrockslove reblogged this from withasmoothroundstone and added:
    Most of my special interests are sensory. Or patterns/groups of sensory. Different shades of green, red, purple. The way...
  3. spaceshiny reblogged this from madeofpatterns and added:
    Crystals? Part of it (the metaphysical/healing uses) are conceptual, but most of my interest is handling them and...
  4. lt-spock reblogged this from madeofpatterns and added:
    i have a special interest in textures and touching them for a long time, and for hearing certain repetive sounds…some...
  5. heatherinanutshell reblogged this from madeofpatterns and added:
    The color thing is really interesting. I like to see medium to dark blue-green colored things, and I’ll search the...
  6. rutdeleu said: I definitely have specifics and describable interests. For example, not just “language” the concept (though it’s an interest) - reading specific words, especially in specific typeface. Certain letters/numbers, shapes, colors, objects, and textures.
  7. glitchbunny reblogged this from madeofpatterns and added:
    I consider knitting to be a special interest for me, as well as a stimming technique. like i get really into the types...
  8. peppertonipizzaz said: yeah I love certain shapes and color combinations. Ive also been fixated on the number 8 since I was really little, it just seems perfect to me
  9. turbulentbeauty reblogged this from autistichellspawn and added:
    I really enjoy organizing things by colors that match or objects that match.I used to save magazine clippings but now I...
  10. autistichellspawn reblogged this from withasmoothroundstone and added:
    Mine are mostly conceptual but I do have a couple of special interests that are specific people or fixations on random...
  11. withasmoothroundstone reblogged this from madeofpatterns and added:
    Most of mine are sensory and nobody ever talks about this except in traditional books on autism and then not from the...
  12. mmmyoursquid reblogged this from madeofpatterns and added:
    I have a few of these, but I think I think of them more as stims than as special interests? because i’m seeking the...
  13. chavisory said: How non-conceptual is Buddy Holly?
  14. creativeconflagration reblogged this from madeofpatterns and added:
    I have a lot of sensory special interests, mostly tactile- the way ice feels in my mouth, hugging my fun fur body pillow...
  15. witchyautisticweirdo said: Bluuueeeee (like cyan blue) and any shade of purple. And dreamy photo filters, esp. on pictures of flowers or abandoned buildings or animals. And the feeling & aesthetic of glass.
  16. fullyarticulatedgoldskeleton said: Is it ok for me to answer this? I noticed you tagged it actuallyautistic so I didn’t want to be presumptuous. I feel like I categorize my interests in a really specific way many people don’t but I don’t know if that makes them special interests.
  17. madeofpatterns posted this