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[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 56 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Knowledge of sports statistics is a socially acceptable autistic hyper fixation.

Ever talked to one of these people? You mention a baseball player and they can tell you what their batting average was for each year of their decade long career, or they can tell you where every NFL player went to college; meanwhile I have trouble remembering my own phone number.

[–] psud@aussie.zone 3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I have a friend who's sure I'm on the spectrum, and points at things I talk about as my current hyperfixation. Meanwhile I'm talking imprecisely forgetting detail.

If I'm on the spectrum, I suck at fixating on stuff

Keep in mind there's a strong correlation between ASD and ADHD. So that could just be the ADHD side of things.