Is Asexuality an AS Trait

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I dont feel I am seen as a sexual being. I do feel cared about, but not desired or "Fancied"

Could AS be a reason, He never appears to notice beautiful, sexy woman at all.

Could this be AS trait?

It's more likely he NOT the assertive kind of person, was he shy/reserved when you met him? It might be because he is stuck in his own thoughts, certain kinds of AS people are more interested in their own interests / intellectual side of life then much else. You just need to be forward with him.

I've been wondering about this as well. I for one would actually find it a little liberating....Imagine the free time!

It isn't an AS trait. The trait would probably be extremes on either end of the sex drive spectrum. There are a lot of us with astronomical sex drives.

Could be a matter of lack of expression rather than lack of interest. It seems the sort of expression/communication ASD folk could have trouble with.

it's not a trait. however the appearance of being so may be the result of many traits. like me for example. i i'm a very sexual being, but i don't show it because i never get any girls think i'm weird, and trying to be sexual or showing the sexual being part of me has proved for the most part to be a moot point. in effect, despair has overcome me and i've pretty much given up. now if someone starts showing an interest in me that's another story, but i'm tired of trying. it's been hurtful...

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Anyway this is most likely the case. It's a common thing for aspies to be extremes on alot of things, not just sex drive.

Actually i believed i read something suggesting people on the spectrum are more likely to be asexual than people not on it, although it's not a diagnostic criteria, it most certainly is associated with autism.

I actually think I may be partially asexual... I do have a sex drive and the desire to fulfill it, but when I'm looking for a woman, I'm primarily looking for the companionship... Sex is an afterthought... still present, but merely in the back of the mind and not the domination of my desires...