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The Things you don’t say or do to someone in your life autistic or not when they talk about their special interest/hyperfixation because it’s actually ableist-a thread by an autistic woman
So first off What is hyperfixation/a special interest?
It’s when we have an intense passion for something whether it’s a tv show,actor,singer,movie etc. And it takes up a lot of our life and time immersed and can become a coping technique that helps us in neurotypical world
It’s when we have an intense passion for something whether it’s a tv show,actor,singer,movie etc. And it takes up a lot of our life and time immersed and can become a coping technique that helps us in neurotypical world
Some people can have just one or often multiple or many with one main special interest like I do.
My personal example- I am an autistic woman who absolutely loves Melissa McCarthy and will watch her content as a comfort blanket cuz she makes me happy and is like a warm hug especially when I’m anxious 
Anyways the reason for this thread is cuz theres still a horrible stigma&a problem with neurotypicals picking on neurodivergants or anyone with a passionate liking in something&it just needs to stop whether someone is disabled or not especially when it doesn’t hurt them or anyone
So here we go..these are the things you don’t do or say when someone talks about their special interest or is hyperfixated on it..
“Can you please stop talking about *hyperfixation* it’s really annoying!”
Often when we talks bout Our Hyperfixations often were focus on that for a reason cuz were anxious or having a bad day it helps us in social situations to have something to talk bout that we know a lot bout. It you’re weirded out by it that’s a you issue. We can’t help it.
“You know your life shouldn’t revolve so much around *hyperfixation*, you need to find something better to do then focus on that”
Its very disrespectful cuz it puts the idea we dont have a life or dont know how to adult.When we hyper fixate its us taking a break from masking &feel comfortable enough&safe to do so. By saying this youre tellin us to continue masking which exhausts us causin more meltdowns
“That’s childish you need to grow up”
This is assuming we must have the mentality of a child&cant communicate as such. Why does it matter if a grownup likes something like My little pony or Care Bears?? How does it effect you in any way?? It doesn’t!
“Get some fresh ‘air go outside!”
mainly said on a lot of social media
mainly said on a lot of social media
Again it’s very rude and enforces the idea of how we aren’t able to do anything and live a normal happy life.
“We get it you like *hyperfixations*”
We’re not trying to prove how we much like something at all. We talk about it because it’s like a security blanket and keeps us in a good mood.
