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[[File:Autisexual.png|thumb|Autisexual flag by IMakeFlags]]
'''Autisexual''' is a sexuality, which can only be understood in the context of being autistic, when one's autism greatly affects one's sexuality, or how one experiences sexual attraction. Autisexual is not autism as a sexuality, nor is it attraction to autistic people, but rather describes an experience of sexuality that is so heavily influenced by being autistic that one's autism and one's experience of sexuality cannot be unlinked. ▼
[[File:Autisexual rainbowsheepdesigns.png|alt=An autisexual flag with the following colors in descending order: purple, green, beige, orange, and indigo stripes. A grey infinity symbol is in the center.|thumb|An alternate, earlier autisexual flag by rainbowsheepdesigns on Tumblr]]
▲'''Autisexual''' is a
Autistic people's sexuality can be influenced by being autistic in many ways. The social normativity and construction of sexuality as a concept, and how it is often described, are frequently things that neurodivergent people cannot relate to, particularly autistic people, because of their
There are many people who may feel like being autistic influences their experience, perception, or understanding of sexuality. There are many studies that show that autistic people are more likely to be not straight.<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/gender-and-sexuality-in-autism-explained/}}</ref><ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/adults-autism-traits-reject-conventional-sexual-labels/}}</ref><ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29159906/}}</ref> Autistic people may also face unique challenges in coming out. Autisexuality is a way to express this and to find others with similar experiences of sexuality.
Similar labels that may also fall under the umbrella of autisexual are [[
Not all autistic people identify as autisexual, only those whose sexuality is influenced by them being autistic.
== History
Autisexual was originally coined on March 2, 2018, by an anonymous user via beyond-mogai-pride-flags on Tumblr.<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/171468941385/so-how-does-this-sound-something-like-autigender}}</ref>
Autisexuality was coined by Gracey#9766,Lapis/Leah (llama godess)#0905 and LittleRaptorLadies#7650 on discord on 26th June 2021▼
[[Category:Sexuality]]▼
It was coined again on April 29, 2018 to mean "autistic person attracted to only autistic people", akin to [[auti4auti]]. It was coined by mxcellanywriter on their personal website.<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://mxcellany.com/2018/04/29/autisexual/}}</ref>
[[Category:Exclusive Identities]]▼
[[Category:Exclusive Sexualities]]▼
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==Flag==
The autisexual flag was uploaded by user IMakeFlags on July 26, 2021. The purple stripes represent asexuality, yellow stripes represent sexuality, and the rainbow infinity symbol symbolizes the intersection of autism and queerness.
Another autisexual flag was made on July 23, 2021 by rainbowsheepdesigns on Tumblr. It is based on the red, orange, yellow, light blue, dark blue autigender flag. The colors represent diversity in the autism community in terms of personality and actions.<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://autigender-culture-is.tumblr.com/post/657543105933869058/so-last-time-i-checked-the-lgbta-wiki-didnt-hav}}e</ref>
==Resources==
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