Asexuality and Autism Spectrum Disorders

[mayve]

Notes:

Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) include:

• Autism
• Asperger's Syndrome
• Pervasive Developmental Disorder - Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS)
• Rett Syndrome
• Childhood Disintegrative Disorder (CDD)

This is just for curiosity. There seem to be a substantial amount of asexuals who also have an Autism Spectrum Disorder.

[deltaX]

For the last question, there should be an option for people who are asexual but do not have autism spectrum disorders.

I personally am aromantic asexual, and do not have any autism spectrum disorders that I know of. I have a cousin and quite a few friends with ASD, and I have a lot in common with them, but I doubt I actually has an ASD myself.

[mayve]

For the last question, there should be an option for people who are asexual but do not have autism spectrum disorders.

Ah, right, thanks.

[Skycaptain]

I am asexual with an ASD symptom, possibly XXY although awaiting confirmation. I can't rule out that the two are comorbid. A lack of physical development may interrelate with my psychology to have made me frightened of getting involved with anyone sexually. Hormone levels could be a factor as well. One of the symptoms of XXY is ASD behaviour, so a correlation is possible. The

[WhenSummersGone]

I haven't been diagnosed by a professional but my therapist and I think I have something like this. I don't think there's a connection because I don't find others sexually attractive naturally, unless it is a symptom of this disorder.

[Guest]

I am asexual and do not have an Autism spectrum disorder :o

[Guest 80814]

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[Janus the Fox]

Im diagnosed and described as significantly affected Asperger's Syndrome along with associated disorders including Tourettes amongst others.

Only connection I find is the lack of social and emotional disibility means there's no sexual/emotional or even a romantic bond could ever take place in my type of Aspergers, it's not always the case, nor explain the lack of desire of such in my own personal research and experience.

Otherwise I can clearly be described as having "unusual sexual preferences" within a number of online descriptions of Aspergers, this is in account of my own range of Fetishes that include Yiff role playing and any sexual situation or fetish involving it in virtual spaces, it don't deal with real people.

[Jockey]

Diagnosed Asperger's.

Given that autism is the lens through which I interact (or don't) with the world, given that it fundamentally changes all of my interactions with people- how could it possibly not be part of my (a)sexuality?

[Guest]

Asexual and officially diagnosed with Asperger's here. I've been contemplating how having ASD has an effect on my "asexuality".

[hdfskjfsdshdsajfhaksd]

I'm an aro ace with autism. I've honestly got no clue if my orientation has anything to do with my autism, but I don't really think it does. There are plenty of asexual people that are not autistic, and vice versa.

[Larien]

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