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6 Unique Ways That Autistic People Show And Receive Love
The five autistic love languages and what they mean
Romatic comedies used to be my favourite type of films to watch as a growing teenager who yearned for true love, for someone to love her for who she was. I watched these romantic films back to back, subconsciously learning about the dynamics of love & relationships. I found it fascinating, as it never came naturally to me, even more so, because I grew up with two parents who were never in love. However, when I tried to apply what I had seen in films into my real life, it never quite fitted in with how I liked to show and receive love, which meant that many of my relationships broke before meeting my husband.
I never understood why it worked so well with my husband, why we just clicked from our first conversation, it feels so natural to love and be loved by him, and now I know why. A few years ago, I was diagnosed with autism and ADHD, and my husband was diagnosed with ADHD, so we are both neurodivergent. We had no idea when we first fell in love and got married, but now we realise that our commonality of both being neurodivergent was a huge factor.
I came across the six neurodivergent/autistic love languages, which differ from Gary Chapman’s Love Languages. The neurodivergent love languages are as follows:
