Published on 12, July, 2020
I wondered wether there’s something in being on the autism spectrum and having reduced sexual desire-not come across anything in my reading yet so wondered what people’s experiences are? Oh and asking as a woman too. Thanks
ADHD is reasonably linked with possible hypersexuality in men and women.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30852107/
That's probably why there might be so many autistic horn dogs supposedly. Its not due to their autism its their ADHD and so even people with just ADHD can have the same problem. Makes me wonder just how many so called 'autistic traits' are actually due to other comorbid conditions. I have to admit this is a post with a substantial amount of interest in it by people. Being hypersexual means you have a condition not that your just open and liberal.
NAS71674 said:Being hypersexual means you have a condition not that your just open and liberal.
Is it? hyper-sexuality isn't in the DSM-5. the closest equivalent in the ICD-11 is 6C72 Compulsive sexual behaviour disorder which only applies to those who can't restrain their sexual impulses not those who choose not to. To quote the final paragraph of the ICD-11 entry
"The pattern of failure to control intense, sexual impulses or urges and resulting repetitive sexual behaviour is manifested over an extended period of time (e.g., 6 months or more), and causes marked distress or significant impairment in personal, family, social, educational, occupational, or other important areas of functioning. Distress that is entirely related to moral judgments and disapproval about sexual impulses, urges, or behaviours is not sufficient to meet this requirement."
So really being a 'horn dog' is really not a medical condition.
When I was younger if another man tried to start a fight with me in a club I would say "violence just proves your not intelligent enough to argue with me" or something like that. It did not go down well!