Comments on: Special Interests I Have Known http://www.alongthespectrum.com/2006/03/special-interests-i-have-known/ A view of autism from along the spectrum Thu, 16 Oct 2008 06:54:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Karen http://www.alongthespectrum.com/2006/03/special-interests-i-have-known/#comment-87 Karen Mon, 17 Apr 2006 11:12:44 +0000 http://www.alongthespectrum.com/2006/03/special-interests-i-have-known/#comment-87 I also like this idea of listing the interests, and some of yours are common with my 5 yr old... I say thankyou for the inventors of toy story regularly, for a long time it was the only full pharse we heard from our boys mouth - he's now 5 and still stuck at stringing 2 words together. But, he is alos into books - and taking them to bed, light switches - he has no globe in his room, Thunderbirds is another one he loves - and he counts it donw... often when he wants to finish something he'll do the countdown... and others :) I also like this idea of listing the interests, and some of yours are common with my 5 yr old… I say thankyou for the inventors of toy story regularly, for a long time it was the only full pharse we heard from our boys mouth - he’s now 5 and still stuck at stringing 2 words together.

But, he is alos into books - and taking them to bed, light switches - he has no globe in his room, Thunderbirds is another one he loves - and he counts it donw… often when he wants to finish something he’ll do the countdown… and others :)

]]> By: Gina http://www.alongthespectrum.com/2006/03/special-interests-i-have-known/#comment-68 Gina Tue, 14 Mar 2006 05:48:46 +0000 http://www.alongthespectrum.com/2006/03/special-interests-i-have-known/#comment-68 What an interesting exercise. I don't think anyone would misinterpret it as belittling - it's part of our ASD world, no? I'm going to take a leaf out of your book and try to create a comprehensive list of my son's special interests, but here are a few: - locking mechanisms on doors - manholes and their covers, or if they are small, "boyholes" - all power tools - currently the impact wrench - car washes - street sweepers - carpet cleaners - safety restraint systems, particularly air bags I'm convinced he'll make a great mechanical engineer some day. What an interesting exercise. I don’t think anyone would misinterpret it as belittling - it’s part of our ASD world, no? I’m going to take a leaf out of your book and try to create a comprehensive list of my son’s special interests, but here are a few:

- locking mechanisms on doors
- manholes and their covers, or if they are small, “boyholes”
- all power tools - currently the impact wrench
- car washes
- street sweepers
- carpet cleaners
- safety restraint systems, particularly air bags

I’m convinced he’ll make a great mechanical engineer some day.

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