And that can be a major source of anxiety for our families, and even more so for ourselves. Because autistic people can struggle with social and emotional communication, we don’t form relationships as easily or in the same ways as our neurotypical peers. He just handed me a small ring box and smiled like the sun.Īnecdotally, many parents worry about whether their autistic children will ever find love. After, we sat on a bench to eat sandwiches I’d packed. My partner and I spent the day hiking in the woods and wading in the Patapsco River in Maryland.
We don’t have any couples’ pictures - it’s hard to ask someone else to snap a photo for you during a pandemic.
