The lack of good dating options can help to compound problems people on the Autism spectrum already have with dating. Lisa Laman has some tips!
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- Lisa Laman
Just because you face your own set of specific challenges doesn’t mean you get a free pass to discount the humanity of someone else.
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People often have day-to-day coping mechanisms to help manage their spasticity, but what do you do when you have spasticity and want to have sex?
- Lisa Laman
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- Sam Wall
A short, fast, sex ed summary about pleasure and fulfillment.
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- Madison Parrotta
Depending on your disability, everything involving sex may require help – and if your parent is your primary caregiver, bringing up these topics (let alone asking for assistance with them) is not an easy task.
- Nicole Guappone
While chronic pain (including pain with sex) is common, it is not “normal.” If it hurts, it’s usually because something is wrong.
- Lisa Laman
There isn’t a one-size-fits-all process for deciding how, and when, to talk with a date about being autistic.