March 12, 2012

Psychological Question on Autism: Autistic Homosexuality?

Although it seems like an obvious question, it's still pondered: can someone be autistic and gay?

The answer to theis question is the same as asking if someone who is born blind can also be gay. Or born with cebral palsy. Or with green eyes and albino skin.

Yes.

Human sexuality is a grayscale as broad and diverse as that of the autism spectrum, and virtually anybody can be gay. A child's budding homosexuality requires compassionate sensitivity to support him to tame and and educate him on personal disclosure in the same ways you did about disclosing his autism diagnosis -- both are natural human experiences.

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