But sometimes, even when he feels he’s had enough of that subject for one afternoon, he’s still unable to “turn off” his obsession. He enjoys thinking, talking, and reading about it. One person I know with mild autism is intensely interested in sports. Sports is a common obsession even among neurotypical people, but an autistic person's hyperfocus will be much more intense. If Suzie loves to paint beautiful pictures but won’t do anything else, this could clearly interfere with daily life for Suzie and for the whole family.īefore we explore if or how much Suzie and other children should be allowed to fixate on their interests, we should understand why they experience such intense obsessions in the first place. While this can often indicate great talent in our kids, the fact remains that such obsessions can be hard for the family to cope with from day to day.
Neurotypical (non-disabled) people also have interests, but for an autistic person, the degree of enthusiasm will be much more intense. Hyperfocus is an obsessive interest on one thing almost to the exclusion of everything else. S(he) shares that trait with many others on the autism spectrum. If this describes your child, you’re not alone. If autism hyperfocus drives your child to obsession, what should you do about it, and how much should you intervene?
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