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    Do you chose your special interests/hyperfixations or did they choose you?

    This made me think of a conversation I had with another autistic acquaintance. I was talking about my lifelong owl special interest and how I love the taxonomy and knowing all the genre/species characteristics, and he said that his special interest in bugs is less about collecting information...
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    Answer a QUESTION with a QUESTION

    What loot would a pelican even have?
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    Change one letter to make a new word

    Does
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    Do you get depressed when you don't have a special interest?

    Yeah, when I'm less interested in my special interests than usual or when I don't have a current hyperfixation it feels really understimulating. For a few years, I was less interested in owls and Pokemon, which are my main special interests, and I ended up going back to them and after taking...
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    What fictional characters do you suspect of being autistic?

    My best friend likes Monster High and he's mentioned Ghoulia too! He says that her autistic traits remind him of me which is nice. He's mentioned Abbey as another possibly autistic character. Most of the characters I know are from anime and manga. Some popular ones I see as autistic are: -Saiki...
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    stim toys and jewlery

    I have a small collection of zipper bracelets in different colors so I can match them to my clothes. Some others that I have are some tiny owl figurines, two putties, three small stress balls, a handmade tiny bean-shaped cloth pouch filled with dry beans, and a handmade stress ball that I made...
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    What was the last TV show you watched?

    I'm partway through Black Clover, and I'm watching Avatar for the first time with my sibling
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    If you could have anything in the world to drink right now, what would it be?

    Vanilla earl grey tea. I've never had it, but I love tea, especially earl grey, and vanilla is my favorite flavor. Weirdly I haven't been able to find it in any stores since I started looking.
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    Don't Be Shy To Introduce Yourself

    Hi, I've been self-diagnosed as autistic for a few years now. My special interests are owls (my avatar is a spotted owl, my favorite species), Pokémon, and music, and I like anime, art, and video games. I'm looking forward to interacting with other autistic people!
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