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Autism and sexual desire

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

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  • Just popping back to this thread with a related thought. 

    My own experience has been of heightened or even excess desire and it's occurred to me that this drive may well have been linked to a need to self regulate, dissipate nervous energy and get close to another human being without having to engage in what I often see as excruciatingly embarrassing small talk.  

    Is it possible to somehow hide behind sex (as part of a mask and an avoidance strategy) and, at the same time, use it as more of a stim?  I'm not sure I actually think about sex in the same way as others do, although I could be wrong.    

    Am I in a minority with this?

  • Hi Jenny, my name is Matt. I understand what you mean. I use small talk all time. I use my sex to kill of anxiety. I require high stim but only on my own. I don't think human bodies attractive. I find them doing odd things attractive. The dirtier the easy it is for me. I don't have a sexual connection with anyone at all. Just if there are doing strange things.

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  • Hi Jenny, my name is Matt. I understand what you mean. I use small talk all time. I use my sex to kill of anxiety. I require high stim but only on my own. I don't think human bodies attractive. I find them doing odd things attractive. The dirtier the easy it is for me. I don't have a sexual connection with anyone at all. Just if there are doing strange things.

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  • Yes, it certainly reduces anxiety.  The "human bodies" thing has always bothered me though.  I can remember when I was first told about sex I simply didn't believe my classmates.  It just seemed too improbable and awkward.  Plus I wondered why it had been kept from me for so long (I was 10).