Letโs talk about something that isnโt openly discussed, really ever: autism and sexuality. As an autistic guy who happens to be studying neuroscience in undergrad, I think about the brain and its mechanisms a lot. I think the two are closely intertwined. Clinically speaking, autistic people are more likely to have paraphilic erotic fantasies, & paraphilic disorders (if the behaviors are distressing to the individual or others, or disabling) than neurotypical people. For example: voyeurism & exhibitionism, hypersexuality, asexual, sexual-related addictions, dominance-related kinks, and likely more. Autistic people are also more likely to identify as homosexual/ bisexual. (gender is different. All autistic people have struggles fitting in society, some for instance struggle to fit in to societal expectations regarding gender roles/ expression/ identity). Another thing that many autistic people experience is over-sensitivity to stimuli. An example of this is physical contact, to be more specific: the feeling of clothes on your body, the touch of another person. In my experience, Iโm very sensitive when it comes to others touching me. I find that my legs are super sensitive to light touch and so are my arms and stomach. Yeah, my penis is sensitive too. If youโre autistic, let me know in the comments your personal experience with sexuality! If youโre not, do you happen to have any paraphilic fantasies? If youโre comfortable to share, and you have a diagnosis, feel free to discuss the disorder(s) you have! I will say, personally I find exhibitionism exciting ;) prob related to why I like sharing photos of my penis ๐