#Special Interest

[wanderingcritter]

god gives his most niche fandoms to his most autistic warriors

[cy-cyborg]

I always thought it was a bit weird that when I was younger I was drawn to jobs that involved public speaking because I'm painfully shy lol. My first job out of high school l, all the way up until the lockdowns, was on a disability sports + awareness program and it did seem like it was a strange match until I realised something:

It was a job where I was paid to infodump at people about 2 of my special interests (wheelchair basketball + disability advocacy) for 15-30 minutes where they werent allowed to interupt until a designated time, then I could spend the rest of the time showing people how to play for however long was left. That makes so much sense now lol.

Now if only I could find a job that would let me infodump about dragons and/or space lol

[cyrusclouds]

do you ever get your hopes and dreams crushed because somebody knows more about your hyperfixation than you

[moonsporemoth]

I think someone needs to make a website where you put in old hyperfixations and it tells you things you'd like based on that.

Reason?

I drained all the happy feeling out of my current hyperfixation...

[webberwoof]

finch fancam❤

[concerningwolves]

sorry i was so weird but you invoked a topic i am incapable of being normal about

[accidentalslayer]

[octal-codes]

Shout out to autistics who:

Don't know much about their special interests

Likes food commonly disliked by other autistics

Dislikes food commonly liked by other autistics

Enjoy social settings

Use sign language as their primary form of communication

Use diapers or have troubles with toileting

Like childish things or age regress

Are unable to work

Are unable to figure out their gender

[fourstarsandahamster]

autistic folks! what's your main special interest?

if you don't know which one to choose or if you have multiple; which one do people generally associate with you?

if you still aren't sure; which one is your oldest one?

reblog with what you put + any more info you wanna give :)

[neuroticboyfriend]

what matters most about your interests is that they make you happy. whether other people find them productive is irrelevant. you don't have to produce anything. you are not a machine. your interests aren't for others. your interests are for you. do what makes you happy.

[www-grayson-com]

Weevil appreciation

Noticed everyone gives love to moths, but not enough love to silly weevils

Interact with this post or the post linked above to show your love and support to these silly weevils

Weevils of all different textures, sizes and shapes!!! They’re awesome, silly, cute, and ughhhh yes!!

What’s your favorite weevil?•

[cannedpeachess]

No because the way I get so VISCERALLY angry when someone refers to an animal as albino when they’re actually leucistic, erythristic, or xanthochromatic is both deeply irrational and greatly unhealthy

ALBINISM

Total loss of melanin in the body, i.e. skin, hair/fur/feathers, and eyes (the eyes look pink/red because the lack of melanin in the eye exposes the blood vessels within it to light, which then reflects their red hue)

LEUCISM

Partial loss of melanin in the body; the pattern of melanin distribution is unique in each case, so some people or animals with this condition may have patches of typically-colored skin/hair/fur in addition to pigmented eyes, while others may only have the aforementioned ocular pigmentation

ERYTHRISM

Abnormal prevalence of reddish pigment in the skin/hair/fur/feathers of an animal; concentration of this pigment varies case by case, so humans/animals with the condition can present anywhere from only slightly pink to intensely red in color; to my knowledge, the condition does not affect the eyes

XANTHOCHROMISM

Abnormal prevalence of yellow pigment in the skin/hair/fur/feathers of an animal; similar to erythrism, color intensity can vary from light golden hues to deep yellows; again, to my knowledge, the condition does not affect the eyes

Thank you for coming to my TED Talk

[yet-another-autism-blog]

It's actually really ableist that I have several expensive interests and no money. I should be given 5k a month just autism related spending money

[webberwoof]

i posted this ages ago on twitter and no one cared so im hoping i will find some bird likers on this app. ardeidae fancam!

[alzerin]

OBSESSED with the fact that buttons got so popular in England during the 13th century that they had to pass laws limiting how many buttons you were allowed to put on a garment. They really had to bring in the government to shut down the button mania. Buttons are the sexiest clothing fastener.