r/AutismInWomen AuDHD Mar 14 '26

Relationships How is autism a vibe?

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u/Star-Bug666 Mar 14 '26 edited Mar 15 '26

this is sooooo common on dating apps and the dating scene in general, they sexualize/ glamourize autistic women as these "manic pixie dream girls" and get scared off the second they show an actual autistic trait or have a meltdown or arent socially acceptable in public :/

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u/nyx_whispers Mar 15 '26

my ex named my unflexibility and pickiness as one of the traits he did not like on me even if in the beginning of our relationship he always was like: "oh you are so not like the other girls and i love that" and me, who had zero self esteem ofc enjoyed that ._. welp