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Affection through physical contact

nike007

nike007

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Hello. I know many autistic people don't like being touched, but there are some like me who love it. I say I crave it. Since I'm not the best at words, I find it easier to express physically how I feel. Like, a hug could mean love, a high-five happiness, a hand-holding meaning comfort, etc.. Well, for me roughly anyways. I feel happy, I want to hug someone, but have been accepting high-fives due to rules. I wish my friends liked hugs like I do. They make me feel happy and I feel loved and good things. Oh, and I poke people when I'm happy or in a "fun" mood. But anyways, how do you guys feel about affection through physical contact? Like it, tolerate it, or hate it? Thanks for any responses [emoji3].
 
I am all for it when the other person is relationally close to me, but not otherwise. My severely autistic 21yo daughter will even seek out (non-sexual) hugs from strangers sometimes. She has done that since she was little.
 
Crossbreed said:
I am all for it when the other person is relationally close to me, but not otherwise. My severely autistic 21yo daughter will even seek out (non-sexual) hugs from strangers sometimes. She has done that since she was little.
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My hugs are non-sexual too. Forgot that there is two different types of hugs. Thanks for your response [emoji3].
 
I'm one of the non-physical Aspies. Always have been. The only physical contact I enjoy is romantic touching with the one I love. I used to be very sexual when I was younger, but too many years of psych drugs and menopause has left me asexual. Therefore, touching now is limited to kissing, hand-holding and non-sexual hugging of a partner.

I pretty much cringe when friends and family members reach out to hug me.
 
I hate it. I like air hugs and air fives because it shows the same thing without the physical feeling of being touched. I just don't like how touch feels.
 
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