6. Area of Interest
Sometimes, someone with Asperger Syndrome will find a subject they’re excellent at and get obsessed with it. They might develop skills and knowledge in this area and want to talk about it a lot. But people may not be interested in the subject, and the person with Asperger Syndrome might not notice.
There is a common misconception that Rain Man, the movie about a man with Asperger’s syndrome, is an accurate portrayal of people with Asperger’s. People with Asperger’s are actually often more socially awkward than savants. Furthermore, these individuals are much less likely to have savant-like abilities.
What is true is that those with Asperger’s will usually gravitate towards subjects that involve data, facts, and figures. They might enjoy looking at maps or memorizing numbers or musical scores.