I'm also autistic and get obsessed with things. I personally usually have like a "primary" one that lasts years (at the moment it's fishkeeping), and then some secondary obsessions that last less time.
I find they just change when I find something new, so if that's the case for you, maybe you could look around and learn about a lot of other things, to see if anything else takes your fancy? I find my local library to be quite good for that. Also, to sort of dampen them down, I find it's sometimes useful to restrict the amount of time I can spend researching or thinking about my special interests, which I do when it's getting in the way of my uni work or something. That's usually quite difficult to stick to though. :s
I can also definitely relate to being obsessed with people, and I've found it quite distressing too. As I'm usually obsessed with people who are close friends, I tend to try to regulate contact if I get too obsessed, so I don't "come off too strong", even if that means not talking to them for a few weeks. Luckily my friends at the moment are quite understanding about these sorts of quirks though!
I'm not sure there was any useful advice there, but you're definitely not alone :)
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