It's various definitions describe:
I've noticed that some like to collect items such as trains, dolls, seashells, toys and games to mention a few. Are these collections related to nostalgia about childhood? Is this hearkening back to the past a way to remember it or celebrate it or both?
Because really when you consider life in general, it's about loss. Loss of childhood, home, place, innocence, people you knew. So maybe that's why nostalgia exists in the first place, as life is all about change. And change is difficult for people with autism.
- A feeling of pleasure and/or sadness when you think about things that happened in the past.
- A sentimentality for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations.
- Recalling the past in a rosy, positive light, even though the true past is more complicated. It’s a sentimental or wishful emotion that makes us reminisce, or recall past times.
I've noticed that some like to collect items such as trains, dolls, seashells, toys and games to mention a few. Are these collections related to nostalgia about childhood? Is this hearkening back to the past a way to remember it or celebrate it or both?
Because really when you consider life in general, it's about loss. Loss of childhood, home, place, innocence, people you knew. So maybe that's why nostalgia exists in the first place, as life is all about change. And change is difficult for people with autism.