Hi everyone. I need some advice really, I’ve met this guy who to be honest, is everything I would look for on paper. He couldn’t be nicer and so far has been understanding and accepting of me and my autism. He’s very keen to explore the possibility of a romance, I have admitted I have feelings at least for him, what I don’t know though is how to approach this dynamic, having never been in a relationship or properly dated before. I’ve always run away or shutdown these sort of things before because I got too overwhelmed and couldn’t cope with it. However, I feel I may not get a better guy than this particular one, he’s willing to try and help in any way he can with the process. I already know I can’t just jump into a relationship like NT’s do, it would need to be approached very differently, however there are two points I‘m stuck on:
1) How does he help me and improve his understanding of autism generally?
2) How do I best approach it to protect my well-being and needs and how do I help him to understand Autism more too?
Id love some advice or some feedback from people who’ve gone through this themselves. Thanks very much for anything you can offer.
