Published on 12, July, 2020
I'm an autistic adult that is only partially verbal/cannot hold a job due to my autism and I have experienced a lot of infantilization as a result. It's affected me to the extent that I've begun to feel ashamed of having a sexual identity at all, and subconsciously comparing it to sexualizing a child. It's affecting my ability to be intimate with my partner. Does anyone else feel this way? How have you managed it?
Presumably you understand everything you need to know about sex and can consent to sex with your partner. Has anyone ever expressed concern about this? Or is this internalised because of how people have treated you about other areas of your life?