krisakira, I have really strong interests too. It was thought to be a symptom of ASD for me at one point but I no longer have an ASD diagnosis. The difference I've noticed between me and my ASD friends is that their interests last longer than mine. I could spend a week totally absorbed in the paranormal, and then randomly switch to studying world religion, and then the next week, it's tornadoes and storm chasers. I never gain an encyclopedic knowledge of anything, I don't stick to it for long enough, but I do immerse myself in it for brief periods.

The problem is I never settle on something long enough to really be good at it, except perhaps writing and music, which I've been doing since early childhood. It's like that saying, "jack of all trades, master of none". If I could MAINTAIN this hyperfocus on the same thing for a long period of time, I'd be crazy good at whatever it is I focus on.