Hi! I'm aspie, male, and recently graduated from grad school. I'm writing a novel about a group of high-school students. One of the characters, Cadence, is a female high-functioning Aspie. Because this is a book about high-school students, romance is obviously involved, and I want to make sure I do it justice when writing scenes from her PoV.
I know how *I* experienced romantic attraction when I was in high school (it was terribly confusing) but I'm male and Cadence is female. Because much of romance is gender-mediated, I thought it would be a good idea to ask females on the AS spectrum what *their* experience with romance was before I over-generalize my own experiences onto a female character.
If you all don't mind a college-grad interloper in your adolescent forum, may I ask how you experienced crushes, how you responded to those strange feelings, and, if applicable, how you eventually came to terms with your romantic/sexual self? If you know of any good resources to point me towards that would assist, I'd be interested as well.
Aspie disclaimer: if this is an inappropriate request, please forgive me. I'm not sure where best to find this information, and asking primary sources seemed to be the most direct way.
Thanks!
29 Dec 2020, 6:16 pm
