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[–]Femaleisnthateful 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

This is very useful and interesting. I hadn't thought about 5) and I don't think I've experienced it. I have certainly learned about the dangers of excess porn, even without the AGP angle. Once upon a time I thought crossdressing might be an acceptable kink, now I don't, given that culture has made this a slippery slope.

One point: >There's no explanation on why some autistic or nerdy men turn out to be AGP - it could be exposure to internet culture (which is common to both autistic men and women!) that draws them into internet communities (cough /r/egg_irl) that discuss or encourage aspects of the fetish or transitioning or some component.

There are actually a lot of theories about the connections between autism and AGP. Austistic people suffer social isolation and tend to feel very different from others, which often becomes interpreted as 'gender dysphoria' by activist online communities, social workers and lazy psychologists. They tend to fixate on things and therefore become obsessed with trans identities themselves.