when my son was around that age he was obsessed with cars too. I have found that as he grew his obsessions changed. (The presidents, the states, the planets, etc). Now that he is 16, a lot of that have decreased. He does have interests that he spends a lot of time on, but not obsessively like when he was little. I think as he has seen how others act, he has tried to conform so that he feels more typical. A lot of the issues he struggled with (sensory,obsessions, eye contact) have diminished as he has grown.

My son's obsession is video games (primarily Pokemon). He will only talk to you if it is about games or art.

@A MyAutismTeam Member my guys love Smokey and the Bandit too. Track is a good option. Both my boys started running small local races at the age of 3 and have worked their way up to 5K. They love it and there are so many races for Autism you can support the cause.

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If you have Netflix.. check out the movie Loving Lampost's it's very interesting and about these fixations

All 3 of my boys are obsessed with cars (1 Aspergers, 1 PDD-NOS, & 1 typically developing) It started with the oldest and now he has the other 2 on-board. We can't drive anywhere without them telling me the make and model of the cars on the street. Mustangs, Corvettes, and Volkswagens are their favorites. We marched in a parade the other day and they spotted a Delorean, you would have thought they won a million dollars.