Changing attitudes!

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I heard that the view from society is that "romantic relationships are not desirable or attainable for autistic people". Basically saying that negative attitudes from other people can make the problems that people on the spectrum face with relationships 'worse'.

So if attitudes from other people improved how might it might improve the situation for autistic people?

Negative attitudes to what?

I think most people don't recognize when someone they see or meet is autistic, they just find the person "weird" and don't know the reason, so their opinion of autistic people probably isn't relevant most of the time. It's their opinion of "weird" people that is the problem.

Those attitudes aren't going to change until people see autistic people in relationships. It sounds like a Catch 22, but it's not.

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People think all autistics are not interested in relationships when there are some who might want a relationship. Attitudes come and go.

There are many autistic people who are exquisitely desirious of a relationship. They feel the pangs of horniness just like anybody else. There are some, through irritation, anger, cynicism, etc., who foreswear relationships, at least temporarily--this is borne out of a feeling of futility, rather than a desire not to have a relationship.

For some people with autism, physical love is difficult because of sensory issues. What's pleasurable for one could be painful for another.

Because of the sensory issues, many Autistics [myself included] need a partner who can" play their bodies like a symphony." Few people are patient enough to ever get to that point.