09 Mar 2011, 6:28 pm
mikeseagle
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09 Mar 2011, 6:50 pm
As someone without a diagnosis, I could be wrong about what I have to say. But I thought I would go ahead and express my opinion.
ASD is how you react to what is stressing you. It doesn't cover what is causing the stress.
By that logic then you can have ASD and still Haptephobia. It wouldn't be written as part of their ASD. If anything it would be useful for your ASD. Knowing what stresses us, makes it easier to deal with the stress or avoid the stress.
Anyway just my thoughts 
09 Mar 2011, 6:52 pm
If I understand you correctly, there is a difference between Haptephobia and ASD individuals who do not like touch, because it can be painful or restrictive, so the answer must be yes, you can have ASD and a fear of touch.
09 Mar 2011, 7:02 pm
I sometimes feel like my ASD symptoms have caused me to develop Haptephobia ... and the haptephobia has caused some kind of agoraphobia that could be reversed easily if the haptephobia went away 
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