'''Autisexual''' is a sexuality, which can only be understood in the context of being autistic or, when one's autism greatly affects one's sexuality, or how one experiences sexualitysexual attraction. Autisexual is not autism as a sexuality, ornor is it attraction to Autisticautistic people, but rather describes an experience of sexuality that is so heavily influenced by being autismautistic that one's autism and one's experience of sexuality cannot be unlinked.
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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>https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/gender-and-sexuality-in-autism-explained/</ref><ref>https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/adults-autism-traits-reject-conventional-sexual-labels/</ref><ref>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.
Not all autistic people identify as autisexual, only those whose sexuality is influenced by them being autistic. Autigender is an exclusive identity and exclusive sexuality's as, obviously, allistic people cannot have a gender influenced by autism. ▼
Similar labels that may also fall under the umbrella of autisexual are [[autiaro]], [[autiace]], and autiqueer. Autism can also affect one's relationship with gender, which gave rise to more people using the term [[autigender]].
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▲Not all autistic people identify as autisexual, only those whose sexuality is influenced by them being autistic. Autigender is an exclusive identityto andautistic exclusive sexuality'speople, as , obviously, allistic people cannot have a gender influenced by autism.
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