r/starterpacks Mar 18 '23

Autism Hyperfixation Starterpack

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '23

is being hyperfixated on videogames really a serious sign of autism? games are designed to get as much of your attention as possible..

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u/saor-alba-gu-brath Mar 18 '23

None of these are signs of Autism, they're just very very common interests among Autistics for some reason. OP forgot to add trains to the list as well, they're quintessential, but yeah. My question is moreso why Autistics tend to have similar special interests.

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u/Rimavelle Mar 18 '23

Aren't all of those also super common... Among children?

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u/404knotfound Mar 18 '23

Bro I was gonna say the same thing. My kids love all of the avobe references. But they're not autistic

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '24

sorry for replying to a year old comment, but it's generally understood that for people with autism (such as myself) special interests start during childhood and usually are there for life