funeralxempire wrote:
DorkyNerd wrote:
When a woman has ASD, it is like she has an invisible sign pinned to her chest. It reads "Please rape and rob me!"
Even ASD men realize she is incredibly easy prey. Even they stalk and attack and exploit her.
If it is that obvious to an ASD man, how obvious must it be to an NT?!
You are probably right to be terrified of them.
I'm not sure to what extent I'm even entitled to participate here, but...
I'm not so sure it's ASD as anxiety that pins that note to one's chest. I've had a few female friends in my life who didn't have ASD but most certainly had that same note pinned to their chest. The one woman got mugged twice in 36 hours in the same parking lot. She lived a 3 minute walk from work, got mugged twice between work and home. I'd propose that anxiety is the common factor, since how common it is within the ASD community, as well as that it's seemed to be a common thread with non-ASD folks who seem to deal with the same issue.
I think it could also be a problem among shy, introverts. Of course, anxiety seems to be a bigger problem for this group than extroverts. We’re also more likely to be alone than the extroverts. Perhaps timidity prevents us from walking with the air of confidence that would suggest trouble, a fight, and a hard knee to the groin to a would-be attacker.
People who have been victimized once are more likely to be victimized again.
I'd imagine being shy is a compounding factor for sure. For what it's worth, the individual I mentioned is definitely an extrovert though.
18 Dec 2019, 5:16 pm
