Autistic special interests. The thing we are told to apologise for.
A SPIN is a specific intense interest. It is not a hobby. It is not a distraction. It is not a phase.
A SPIN is a specific intense interest. It is not a hobby. It is not a distraction. It is not a phase. It is a mode of engagement with the world that is characteristic of Autistic cognition, and it is one of the best parts of being Autistic.
A SPIN might last weeks. It might last decades. It might be a single topic so deep that it becomes a career, a relationship, a way of living. It might be a rotating carousel of topics each held intensely for a season. Both are Autistic. The common thread is the depth. When we care about a thing, we go all the way in.
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