My special interests (and what they are)
Florent In life, I have several major special interests. Two of them are very old, one probably dating back to my childhood. But what is a special interest? The correct term to define it is “restricted interests.” The term is rarely used because it implies that autistic people are not interested in much. Special interests are the equivalent of a passion in a allistic person (non-autistic person, see Glossary). The difference lies in their intensity, their pervasiveness, and the role they play.
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