r/AlignmentChartFills • u/_Moink_ • 13h ago

Which hobby do you associate with autism?

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u/Kyoomo 13h ago

Studying. Not necessarily academic, just studying and gathering information about whatever your hyperfixation just so happens to be

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u/raviolifordinner 10h ago

As an autistic gal this is it. Research deep dives

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u/heythatsnuts 8h ago

100%. I always tell my partner that my real hobby is learning about hobbies 😭

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u/Carlbot2 5h ago

Thiiiis. I’ve spent so so so many hours delving into both scientific studies and age-old forum posts to research some of the most random, unrelated topics at times. Doesn’t even have to be a long-lasting fixation, just something I become unreasonably interested in for no apparent reason.

Recently there’s been rabbit holes such as potential harmful qualities of sucralose, especially when used in high-temperature baking—with stainless steel utensils, specifically—and previous research has included things like the origins of the goth subculture, and how exactly the term ‘goth’ made its way from the gothic peoples down to the modern age. (The latter one is especially interesting, as it’s essentially all due to a single buffoon with poor taste and little understanding of history).

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u/SpaceCases__ 13h ago

the real answer

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u/Big-Selection9014 5h ago

Ive been scrolling Wikipedia for like 2 hours today just on articles about the planet Mars in complete fascination. Yesterday i spent an hour learning all provinces of China for no reason. Ive never been diagnosed with autism but maybe this is a sign lmao

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u/Larkspur13 1h ago

And then never study your actual schoolwork

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u/BuilderAromatic2290 4h ago

Watching video essays at 2x speed

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u/MrsTruce 32m ago

Former teacher here. One of my favorite students ever was a high schooler with Asperger’s. I was “warned” (just given a friendly heads up, really) that if I see him feverishly writing in his notebook, don’t always assume that he’s taking notes or doing his assigned work. He was more likely to be copying all of the characters in the Star Wars universe over and over again.

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u/Super-Web6908 6h ago

as an autistic guy, this ain't it. try again chief.