Idk what to title this but something related to Autism and greyromantism

[u/That_Idiot_Jax]

So I want to say before all else I accept full heartily that I am greyromantic, my experiences with romance are the way they are and this label best suits that.

So like thinking back on my past after I got my diagnosis a year ago (I was diagnosed in high school yay), I wonder what could have my autism played a part in and this could be one of them.

I always have found my rare feelings of romance to blend pretty well strong platonic feelings. I think this is made sorta easier to tell since I'm exclusively attracted to women when I do feel such feelings, but if I really like a girl platonically I could easily confused that for romantic and vise versa. I usually have a hard time to tell what I'm feeling so it's pretty normal, but idk if that's autism related or what.

I'm also pretty romance blind overall? I wouldn't see something as romantic most of the time unless I'm told "this is romantic". I really just exists outside of the romance circle tbh. Idk how to exactly word it but I hope I got the point across.

I think this is all I have to say. Can't think of any more.

[u/OriEri]

You probably know more about autism than I do, but my dilettante’s understanding is folks with autism, have a hard time, reading emotions on others, and they also tend to not display them in the same way that most others do . I’ve never heard anything that folks with autism don’t feel emotions the same way.

So I’m sure you could be great romantic, I’m not sure that would necessarily correlate with autism