Access All: Disability News and Mental Health - The Robyn, Jamie and Lion Show: Obsession

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Robyn knows a lot about trumpet playing and Jamie watches hours of milling machine videos each night to wind down. They’re both autistic and love talking at length about what they call their “special interests” - that obsessive geekiness often considered a classic autism trait (just Google 'hacker' and 'Asperger' to get the gist).

But while obsessing and learning can bring deep knowledge, its intensity can have a less positive side.

(Scroll down the page to Related Links if you want to read the transcript)

This is the first in a three-part series of the Robyn Jamie and Lion Show, where two autistic people and a helpful cuddly toy bring their unique perspective to BBC Ouch.

Published on Friday, 17th November 2017.

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