Hyperactivity normal for autism?

[AspieOtaku]

Sometimes I get hyperactive and excited easily when a topic of obsession is brought up like anime or dinosaurs! I dwell on it for long periods of time and get excited easily, is this normal?

 

[Datura]

I think that is completely normal.

 

[AspieOtaku]

Sometimes it annoys many NTs though.

 

[Datura]

This is true. I suppose one must learn to supress their enthusiasm, but sometimes it just feels so good to rant about a favorite topic.

 

[shinkansen]

Sometimes I get hyperactive and excited easily when a topic of obsession is brought up like anime or dinosaurs! I dwell on it for long periods of time and get excited easily, is this normal?

That might be attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Aspergers and ADHD can occur together.

Mind you, I get get easily excited when the topic of railways is brought up. Even more, when it's the Japanese shinkansen.

 

[AspieOtaku]

That might be attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Aspergers and ADHD can occur together.

Mind you, I get get easily excited when the topic of railways is brought up. Even more, when it's the Japanese shinkansen.

Yeah it is possible I have ADHD as well.

 

[grommet]

Sometimes I get hyperactive and excited easily when a topic of obsession is brought up like anime or dinosaurs! I dwell on it for long periods of time and get excited easily, is this normal?

That is exactly what happens to me. That is the reason I try to avoid certain subjects because I know how quickly I will get lost in them. Years ago I was in a library and found some back issues of a magazine that was about an obsession of mine. I was so excited I started having heartburn. I felt like I had found gold. I started reading the first page with my heart pounding. I read and read. I think I went through them all but I used to get such bad stomach aches while reading. I was so happy about all the information that my body could not relax.

That is how I get. If my body did not get in the way I could learn so much more and faster. I don't like taking breaks when I am interested in something but I have to make myself. I once went 13 hours without stopping, no bathroom or food or drink. My face felt numb.

If this is something normal for other people it would make me feel better.

 

[Rayner]

What you are describing is normal for me. I have ADHD and autism.

 

[shinkansen]

Yeah it is possible I have ADHD as well.

These things are possible. I have both ADHD and apspergers (ASD to be correct).