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  2. Special interest (autism) - Wikipedia

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    Special interests are more intense than typical interests, such as hobbies, [2] and may take up much of a person's free time. A person with a special interest will often hyperfocus on their special interest for hours, want to learn as much as possible on the topic, [3] collect related items, [4] and incorporate their special interest into play ...

  3. Hobby - Wikipedia

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    Hobby. Hobby: collecting seashells. In Tristram Shandy, the term "hobby-horse" was used to refer to whimsical obsessions, which led to the current use of the word "hobby". A hobby is considered to be a regular activity that is done for enjoyment, typically during one's leisure time. Hobbies include collecting themed items and objects, engaging ...

  4. Societal and cultural aspects of autism - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Societal and cultural aspects of autism or sociology of autism[ 1] come into play with recognition of autism, approaches to its support services and therapies, and how autism affects the definition of personhood. [ 2] The autistic community is divided primarily into two camps; the autism rights movement and the pathology paradigm.

  5. Collecting - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The hobby of collecting includes seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining items that are of interest to an individual collector. Collections differ in a wide variety of respects, most obviously in the nature and scope of the objects contained, but also in purpose, presentation, and so forth.

  6. Holland Codes - Wikipedia

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    The Holland Codes or the Holland Occupational Themes ( RIASEC[ 1]) refers to a taxonomy of interests [ 2] based on a theory of careers and vocational choice that was initially developed by American psychologist John L. Holland. [ 3][ 4] The Holland Codes serve as a component of the interests assessment, the Strong Interest Inventory.

  7. Handicraft - Wikipedia

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    Artesanato Mineiro. A handicraft is a traditional main sector of craft making and applies to a wide range of creative and design activities that are related to making things with one's hands and skill, including work with textiles, moldable and rigid materials, paper, plant fibers, clay, etc. One of the oldest handicraft is Dhokra; this is a ...

  8. A History of the World in 100 Objects - Wikipedia

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    A special radio programme on Radio 4, first broadcast on 18 May 2011, featured one of the many thousands of items nominated on the BBC website by members of the public as an object of special significance. [22] The object chosen to be featured on the programme was an oil painting depicting a young woman that was nominated by Peter Lewis.

  9. Stamp collecting - Wikipedia

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    Stamp collecting is the collecting of postage stamps and related objects. It is an area of philately, which is the study (or combined study and collection) of stamps. It has been one of the world's most popular hobbies since the late nineteenth century with the rapid growth of the postal service, [ 1] as a stream of new stamps was produced by ...