Re: AS and obsessions on topics of interest

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Mine too!! My 15(16 on the 18th), 13 and 5 yearold. I'm also beginning to see it in my 3yr old.

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AS and obsessions on topics of interest

In a message dated 12/27/04 1:37:12 PM Central Standard Time, Autism and Aspergers Treatment writes:

learn everything about the subject? I think this is a key part ofAsperger's at least that is how my son is. He is 12 and right now isinto World War 1, Star Wars, Tin Tin.since a young age he has had anarea of interest that he learned everything about..skeletal system,solar system, dogs,cats, gears, locks, keys(antique), world history,piates, medival weapons, Celtics..I could go on. To me the this is a keycomponent of Asperger's. He was the "little Profeesor" of the classroom,also the class policman, until he realized DITTO DITTO GailYour son sounds like mine!!! Mine is now almost 16 ( in April) but he is exactly like what you mentioned and more so when younger as he was a big Solar System, Dinosaur, and also big into locks, door handles, fire hydrants etc.NOw thank God, ( it could be worse mind you at this age) he is big time into MATH, computer games and BOOKS. He reads all kinds of good books all the time and obsessed with sometimes even reading them over and over again. in IL :_) in IL

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DITTO DITTO Gail

Your son sounds like mine!!! Mine is now almost 16 ( in April) but he is

exactly like what you mentioned and more so when younger as he was a big Solar

System, Dinosaur, and also big into locks, door handles, fire hydrants etc.

NOw thank God, ( it could be worse mind you at this age) he is big time into

MATH, computer games and BOOKS. He reads all kinds of good books all the

time and obsessed with sometimes even reading them over and over again.

in IL :_)

********, ,12 is also into

computer games and books, books, books….We keep adding book cases. It is

making me a bit nuts, but I know people think I’m weird when I say we

have too many. likes to collect series of books. He likes Great Illustrated

classics for Kids, Short and Shivery, Star Wars, Dungeon and Dragons, Books on

the different older wars, cook books, and many more… For Christmas he

made his dad a desert from Poland called Apricot Treat. He even made the candied orange peal needed

for the recipe. I was very proud of him as it was a very thoughtful gift. Take

Care, Gail

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When ds was old enough to point and talk, he was fascinated with trashcans..FASCINATED. It was funny, and we had no clue it was just the beginning of odd fascinations. Now at just-turned-4, it's Pokemon and Nintendo games, though he's got an interest in dinosaurs that we're trying to encourage in place of the electronic games...not sure if that's good to replace one obsession with another?

Re: AS and obsessions on topics of interest

Mine too!! My 15(16 on the 18th), 13 and 5 yearold. I'm also beginning to see it in my 3yr old.

MISSYSAHM to some special kids!!!

I am who I am because that's who I am--, 5, Aspergers