““Most autistics will reveal their perseverative interests when they are interested in finding someone else to talk to about them. Sometimes, however, self-diagnosed autistics, misdiagnosed autistics, and wannabees will come into the conversation and try to “best” autistics with their own supposed perseverative interests. After a little bit of time goes by, it usually becomes apparent that the “perseverative interests” of these self-diagnosed autistics, misdiagnosed autistics, and wannabees are actually just “interests.””
