Autistic Limerence: When Attachment Feels Like a Special Interest

Some of us don't fall a little. We fall completely, intrusively, consuming — and then we can't find the way out.

In this episode, we talk about limerence in autistic adults: the experience of intense, involuntary romantic fixation that can feel more like an intrusive thought pattern than a choice. We explore why autistic attachment styles can make limerence more common, more intense, and more confusing — and why the shame that surrounds it is the least useful response to something that's rooted in how we attach, not who we are.

Read the full article: https://www.heyasd.com/blogs/autism/autistic-limerence