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* Definition of '''special interest'''
* Difference between a special interest and "just a hobby"
* Difference between a special interest and a hyperfixation
* Examples of special interests
* Problems with autism research and stereotypes only acknowledging certain types of interests as special interest, e.g. trains, planes, math = autistic; horses, literature, art = somehow not autistic


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• Definition of special interest
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• Difference between a special interest and "just a hobby"
 
• Difference between a special interest and a hyperfixation
 
• Examples of special interests
 
• Problems with autism research and stereotypes only acknowledging certain types of interests as special interest, e.g. trains, planes, math = autistic; horses, literature, art = somehow not autistic
 
[[Category:Autistic paradigms and terminology]]

Revision as of 09:17, 23 August 2022

  • Definition of special interest
  • Difference between a special interest and "just a hobby"
  • Difference between a special interest and a hyperfixation
  • Examples of special interests
  • Problems with autism research and stereotypes only acknowledging certain types of interests as special interest, e.g. trains, planes, math = autistic; horses, literature, art = somehow not autistic