Hi, I would say it isn't really advisable unless you know somebody well e.g family member close friend, and are trying to comfort them.
Was this person autistic? If so they may have touched your arm not realising the signals they were giving you, especially if you like them?
I recently had to inform a male on the spectrum about patting a woman's leg, he has no interest in her but it seemed to initiate a response from her, she became flirtatious, sitting forward pushing chest out,etc...
He didn't realise but says he does pat women's arms sometimes or pats a knee and it means nothing, I had to tell him that to some women it could be seen as a 'come on' to others it may be an invasion of space and if somebody I wasn't attached to did it to me I would give them short shift..
It may be that the person who stroked your arm was autistic and didn't realised what message they were sending, or it could be the male/female autistic or not liked you.
Hi, I would say it isn't really advisable unless you know somebody well e.g family member close friend, and are trying to comfort them.
Was this person autistic? If so they may have touched your arm not realising the signals they were giving you, especially if you like them?
I recently had to inform a male on the spectrum about patting a woman's leg, he has no interest in her but it seemed to initiate a response from her, she became flirtatious, sitting forward pushing chest out,etc...
He didn't realise but says he does pat women's arms sometimes or pats a knee and it means nothing, I had to tell him that to some women it could be seen as a 'come on' to others it may be an invasion of space and if somebody I wasn't attached to did it to me I would give them short shift..
It may be that the person who stroked your arm was autistic and didn't realised what message they were sending, or it could be the male/female autistic or not liked you.
