What are your autistic child's favourite things?

[flowerygirl]

Be it ceiling fans, minecraft, light switches, peanut butter. I'd love to hear it all. My child was diagnosed with autism a few days ago and I'd love to start a positive thread :)

We are on the pathway so no diagnosis just yet. Her interests have changed over the years.
3-4yrs- my little pony and 3D shapes
4-6 yrs- space and science (specifically the periodic table, Marie curie, Mary Anning and Tim Peak)
6-present day- Harry Potter, lego, rabbits and still some specific areas of science

At the moment (not diagnosed under CAMHS) and to be honest always has been;

Numbers!...(Einstein in the making)

Football...(knows the result and date of every match of his favourite team)

Serious addiction to any sort of gaming! (PC, phone apps, PS4 etc)

My ds diagnosed in September. For him it's peanut butter on toast (ideally every meal!) Space, rockets, NASA, more rockets, Harry Potter. He is a whizz at all the 14+ lego, even though he's only just turned 11. He's very funny. Makes me laugh and cry in equal measure!

History. WWII History, Medieval History, any history he can learn about. When it comes to WWII, though, what he doesn't know about that era isn't worth knowing about.

I have 3 children, all diagnosed with autism. Two girls, both of whom never showed any signs of special interests.
However, my eldest, a boy, loved drain covers and holes in the road. We would spend hours watching workmen digging holes or repairing them. Was also fascinated that the green box at the end of our road contained all the service cables. Had to stop the car on more than once occasion so the could watch the telecoms blokes.
He also loved clocks and was obsessed at telling the time. He also liked following Lego instructions, but once the model was built lost all interest.
His favourite book at Infants was Johnny Ball's Think of a Number, and I remember teaching him about Pythagoras when he was 6.
He is now 18, got 4 A* in his A-levels and studying for a Maths degree at a top Uni.
Who cares that he couldn't grasp why the other boys liked kicking a football?