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Hypersexuality in autism

NAS96050
9 hours ago

Hi there

I am a bit embarrassed to ask this question/gain advice on this but I have nowhere else to go really. 
I want to know more about hypersexuality in autism. I am having an assessment for autism in November and want to talk to my psychiatrist about this particular issue. 
Again I’m really embarrassed so please bare with me and be kind. I am worried that I am hypersexual along with experiencing various other symptoms of autism, but hypersexuality is a problem for me currently. I’m not sure whether I’m seeking to be sensory soothed or what is going on with this. Excessive masturbation is a problem and I have felt extremely upset because of this issue. Does anyone have any advice on whether this falls into the symptoms of autism? 
I probably should give some background information as well on some of the other symptoms I am experiencing.

Obsessed with numbers I.e I have to count certain things, music has to be on a specific number of loudness, collecting information and things such as coin collecting, repeating the same lyric in a song for weeks/months, feeling overwhelmed very easily, clicking fingers, whistling, hard to know what others are thinking/feeling etc.

Any advice would be HUGELY appreciated. 

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  • 7 hours ago

    I haven't known it to be associated with autism. But I have known it to be associated with ADHD. The two conditions are similar in a lot of ways and it's certainly not unheard of for someone to have both (AuDHD as it's commonly called).

    I'm not going to ask you to disclose anything about yourself you're not willing to put out for yourself. If you are male, do take care, as excessive masturbation can lead to intimacy issues in the future.

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  • 7 hours ago

    I haven't known it to be associated with autism. But I have known it to be associated with ADHD. The two conditions are similar in a lot of ways and it's certainly not unheard of for someone to have both (AuDHD as it's commonly called).

    I'm not going to ask you to disclose anything about yourself you're not willing to put out for yourself. If you are male, do take care, as excessive masturbation can lead to intimacy issues in the future.

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