Autistic Hedgehog

We vary in this a lot, I think. Some do exactly that. Some are more narrow and focused in their interests. Some, like me, are all over the place.

I tend to have longer term interests, and what I call “fixations.” Fixations are pretty much what they sound like: Things I get fixated on. Unlike with special interests, I don’t necessarily try to learn a lot about my current fixation (especially since it can be almost anything, including a color). I just get stuck on it for a while. Which is how I’ve acquired things like a panda plushie and an owl pendant. 

Other people will obsess over something else until they learn everything there is to know about it, and then move on. There’s no one true autistic way with this kind of thing.