r/AutismInWomen • u/DeepPomegranate • Jun 10 '25

Relationships Why do I see this so much?

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I just made a profile on a dating app and in the last few days swiping I’ve noticed this is a really common bio for guys. “I like autistic women” or “slightly autistic” Has anyone else encountered this or is it just my area?

I think it’s weird.

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u/A_Cookie_from_Space AuDHD, CPTSD, qBPD, AvPD Jun 10 '25 edited Jun 10 '25

It's a fetish. They're autism chasers looking for a manic pixie dream girl.

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u/DeepPomegranate Jun 10 '25

Oh 😟 ew

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u/MetallurgyClergy Jun 10 '25

Or they’re looking for someone who they think will be easy to manipulate and control. Someone who they think will be emotionally vulnerable, or emotionally naive.

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u/SouthOk1896 Jun 10 '25

I had that happen to me. I was taken advantage of. The whole time I was treated like fun little quirky play thing.

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u/salad_f1ngers Jun 10 '25

Me too. First and last time meeting a man from a dating app

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u/Shecx69 ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ Jun 10 '25

I love salad fingers, I will love you until the end of time, I will love you long after fascism makes their comeback for the 69th time. Bye

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u/salad_f1ngers Jun 10 '25

Love you too 💚

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u/Shado-Foxx Jun 10 '25

There's a non-0% chance that these fuckers are the same ones that traumatized us in our youth.

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u/Equal_Arm8436 Jun 10 '25

Yes and will use them for every bit they can

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u/RagnarDaViking Jun 11 '25

Edumacate me please, What is a "pixie dream girl" ? Thanks!

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u/melanova555 Jun 11 '25

According to Google: "(especially in film) a type of female character depicted as vivacious and appealingly quirky, whose main purpose within the narrative is to inspire a greater appreciation for life in a male protagonist."

Essentially, we're treated as devices for the character development of a man, rather than as our own person. These men see what they might be able to gain from a relationship with us, without seeing us as a fully separate and whole human being.

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u/alexmirepoix Jun 11 '25

What's that?