I have known many people with autism and wonder how people feel about them and dating. The reason I say high functioning autism is because those with high functioning autism can function in society. So back to the question. Would you date a person with high functioning autism?

I just discovered my son has this. i would hope that ppl would not be that shallow and consider the ppl with this undateable. as for me i would. i dated a mentally challened man for 4 years the only problem is i grew up and he never did considering his mentalitly i just fell out of love with him but like i said i would i do not see a problem with it

It would really depend on the individual..autistics can be very self absorbed and unable to meet their partners emotional needs. Not all..would be wrong to stereotype. I love my son but i am afraid he is going to crush girls hearts and not notice

Yeah I've noticed that but some autistics can be very caring too. Ik someone with a type of autism called aspergers syndrome (please don't make a joke about the name its a real thing) who is really caring and gives more of himself for others than he is concerned about himself.

@James2112: there are varying degrees..mine has severe aspergers and emotional disconnect is bad..u cant ever touch hug or kiss so it really depends on individual..and partner

@Acire: I was married to a high functioning autistic man. we have been close frends since elementary and I must say that u have a good grasp of ur son if u understand that. I am sure my ex still wonders why we are divorced...the problem is no matter how high functioning they are they are never going to "get" it fully. interactions among us all depend on social cues that they cant see or have explained in any way that they can understand. and they dont even understand that they are missing something that a non-autistic takes for granted becuz we start learning as infants.

Honestly i cant really tell with my son he seems so normal i would have never guessed. i mean he's young so maybe thats why but he loves hugs and blows me kisses plays with my hair he's very loving so in maybe 30 years he will find a woman who loves and accepts him as much as i do! ( i say 30 cuz i dont want to be a grandmother anytime soon haha)

Well good luck to all of us and our friends and kids they say there is someone for everyone lets hope we all get to experience it

This is an old but extremely interesting thread. I have thought about this myself. Wouldnt it be better for the individuals to date and marry with each other, since they will most likely be on the same mental or physical levels (ex: Two people who can not hear dating and marrying) and understand each other in these conditions? I was raised with a young lady in church who has down syndrome. She attended a community school surrounded by others like her and even developed a relationship with a guy there. He became her bf. I think this will also help this type of couple manage situations in larger society without feeling alone.

i dated someone who has aspergers, which to be truthfull i had never even heard of before so it was a learning process for me, aslong as you go into the relationship wanting to understand the condition. I think if she didn't have aspergers she wouldn't of been the person i loved.