A couple of days ago, I made a survey about the dating and romantic history of people with autism or aspergers syndrome. I asked a variety of questions regarding sexuality, your dating and sex history, and a few other miscellaneous questions. Here are the results.
210 people with autism were surveyed, 73 men and 119 women. Here are the questions along with and the results of the questions split between men and women.
On your sexuality:
68 out of 73 men identified as neither aromantic nor asexual. (93%)
101 out of 119 women identified as being neither aromantic or asexual. (84%)
Have you ever been in a relationship?
39% of men said no.
12% of women said no.
How old were you when you had your first relationship?
Men:
26 men said they have never been in a relationship before. (35%)
18 men said younger than 18.
11 men said between the ages of 18 to 21.
4 men said between the ages of 22 to 25.
1 man said 28 or 29
1 man said 35 to 39.
Women:
16 women reported never being in a relationship before. (13%)
35 women said younger than 15.
38 women said between the ages of 15 to 17.
21 women said between the ages of 18 to 21.
9 women said between the ages of 22 to 25.
There were no woman who said they had their first relationship older than 25.
How old were you when you had sex for the first time?
Men:
35 men out of 73 said they were virgins. (47%)
13 men said under the age of 18.
15 men said between the ages of 18 to 21.
4 men said between the ages of 22 to 25.
4 men said between the ages of 26 to 29
1 man said between the ages of 30 to 34
Women:
29 out of 119 women said that they were virgins. (24%)
44 out of 119 women said between the ages of 15 to 17. (36%)
10 out of 119 women said they were under 15. (8%)
26 out of 119 women said between the ages of 18 to 21. (21%)
10 women said between the ages of 22 to 25. (8%)
No women reported losing their virginity after the age of 25.
For 34 men and 29 women who identified as being a virgin, how old are they?
Men:
10 of them are currently under the age of 18. (29%)
10 of them are between the ages of 18 to 21. (29%)
5 of them are between the ages of 22 to 25. (14%)
7 of them are between the ages of 26 to 29. (20%)
3 of them are older than 30. (8%)
Women:
1 said they were younger than 15. (3%)
5 said they were 16 or 17. (17%)
8 said they were between 18 to 21. (27%)
7 said they were between 22 and 25. (24%)
2 said they were either 28 or 29. (6%)
6 said they were 30 or older. (20%)
I have a strong desire to be in a romantic relationship:
56 out of 73 men agreed or strongly agreed. (76%)
81 out of 119 women agreed or strongly agreed. (68%)
I am satisfied with how my dating life is going:
19 out of 73 men agreed or strongly agreed (26%)
51 out of 119 women agreed or strongly agreed (42%)
I have very little problems with finding dating or sex partners.
9 out of 73 men agreed or strongly agreed. (12%)
28 out of 119 women agreed or strongly agreed (23%)
I have a high sex drive.
47 out of 73 men agreed or strongly agreed. (64%)
35 out of 119 women agreed or strongly agreed (29%)
I frequently feel lonely and depressed about my lack of love life.
43 out of 73 men agreed or strongly agreed. (58%)
30 out of 119 women agreed or strongly agreed. (25%)
If I break up with my partner, I won't have much trouble with finding someone new within a year.
5 out of 73 men agreed or strongly agreed. (6%)
17 out of 119 women agreed or strongly agreed. (14%)
Women have it easier than men in the realm of dating.
39 out of 73 men agreed or strongly agreed. (53%)
19 out of 119 women agreed or strongly agreed. (15%)
There needs to be more resources for navigating dating for adults with autism.
54 out of 73 men agreed or strongly agreed. (73%)
92 out of 119 women said yes. (77%)
31 Mar 2020, 11:04 pm
