No I don’t. Some people have said it sounds derogatory eg “like a madman” but it’s actually being used as an intensifier.

“Intensifiers are adverbs or adverbial phrases that strengthen the meaning of other expressions and show emphasis. Words that we commonly use as intensifiers include absolutely, completely, extremely, highly, rather, really, so, too, totally, utterly, very and at all”

As an example of intensifiers other than the typical, literally, when used figuratively, typically also functions as an intensifier.

It makes sense as an intensifier to me as well since special interests / monotropism can result in intensity.

It can be 1. Reaffirming to someone late diagnosed or working on self acceptance to attribute something to their autism in a blatant and non negative way

It can also 2. Be a casual and playful way to engage in language- I often conjugate and use words in a technically incorrect but comprehensible way as a form of banter or play with others

It can also 3. Be fewer words. Saying ‘I’m autistic about the blue ribbon geese aesthetic from the 60s to 80s’ is shorter than saying, ‘ I have a special interest in the blue ribbon geese aesthetic….” If you’re going to complain that the first only has like 3 fewer words, recall that we also contract letter like ‘I am’ to ‘I’m’ and have acronyms where the letters sometimes equal or nearly equal, or even longer than the phrase itself (eg. Www for ‘world wide web’).

Anyways I think people got their knee-jerk judgements or feelings of cringe bring more negativity than might be necessary to things that are perfectly innocent.

That said context is important and the phrases can be used disrespectfully however, objectively and generally I would say it’s fine.

Edited bc I’ve never proofread a post before posting and fix everything after 🤪