I highly doubt there is a connection between autism and ABDL. If you are autistic, I assume you know about the forum wrongplanet. I've seen people ask this question on there and most people affected with autism don't understand ABDL at all. One person I remember said "
I personally do not want to be treated like an infant, ever. An insult to someone who proverbially went to war and back and stepped on every landmine doing it just to do the things most adults take for granted.
I don't want to be completely helpless, lying around doing nothing all day but sleeping and pooping in my diaper. Ugh! I'll probably be doing plenty of that when I'm really old. ?" and I think that is a fair point. I was diagnosed by 3 different doctors when I was 4, with autism disorder (ICD-10: F84.0). I struggled in school from beginning to finish but thanks to my IEP the school helped me every step of the way. Of course they were far from perfect but they did the best they could. Now as of last month, I got an AAS degree in medical coding. (Yay, BABY PARTY!!!)
I have heard some people affected with autism can get a positive sensory experience with diapers and other childish items. I have no doubt in my mind that I'm one of them, I've wanted to be back in diapers secretly for as long as I can remember! I used to think a lot of autistic individuals might also be ABDL, but looking at autism forums like wrongplanet opened my eyes to the actual truth of the matter. A fair amount of autistic individuals don't really understand why we want to be babies, when we've worked so hard to get from there to adulthood. Just accept it, buddy. We're a bunch of weirdo diaper loving babies. I wouldn't say I'm proud to be one, but I'm fine with it, I'm fine with diapers if they make me happy. If it feels good, do it...as the old saying goes.
I'm always diapered, 24/7 besides showers and stuff of course. I retain my control and don't try to lose it, I just love diapers themselves. I find SAP to be so interesting, I can't believe just a small amount of it can absorb so much liquid. I mean...WOW! Sometimes I wonder why diapers aren't more popular because you and I both know how convenient they can be, especially during video game sessions or movies.
Another post by a WP member: "
I never get infantism. I've heard that there are people who do live the life like big babies. I just don't understand how a normal, mentally stable person would want to sit around all day in diapers sucking a pacifier. Yet I feel ashamed to take my teddy bear to my boyfriend's when I stay round. And yet there are people that exist who live the life of a baby? I just don't get it."
Link to forum thread I'm referencing:
https://wrongplanet.net/forums/viewtopic.php?p=3950467