‘Special interest’ vs obsession

The diagnostic criteria for Asperger’s/autism includes the tendency toward: “Highly restricted, fixated interests that are abnormal in intensity or focus …

Hi. I’m Aspie / autistic, and I collect things…

According to the diagnostic criteria, we Aspie/autists seem to have quite the fascination with specific topics, objects, or subject matter.  …

Sifting through the US CDC’s official diagnostic criteria for autism ~ Part B (2-4): restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior

This is the third post (although it could be considered the second half of the second post) in a multi-post …