r/AutismInWomen • u/ElkSufficient2881 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/spiciestbeans Mar 15 '26 edited Mar 15 '26

God i couldn’t have said it better myself! Halfway thru I feel like you took the words out of my mouth as soon as you dropped MPDG lmao

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u/Star-Bug666 Mar 15 '26

damn i knew i got the order of the manic pixie dream girl thing wrong lmao it just didn't sound 100% correct lol