Your symptoms on the circle?

[Cloudracer]

@Cloudracer

This circle idea is new to me. Is this what you mean?

From Autistic Linear Spectrum to Pie Chart Spectrum

The "spectrum" in autism spectrum disorder suggests a linear progression. Representing autism as a pie chart instead could better show the diversity of experience.

www.psychologytoday.com

Yup

 

[Cloudracer]

Sexual deviations? LOL! It isn't a "deviation" if it is what comes naturally.

Well, it's a comparison to the general expectation. And, having fetishes myself, my brains reacts differently opposed to natural attraction.

 

[Cloudracer]

I too, wonder about "the circle"

I find it more indicative and reflective of the authenticity and versatility of real life, opposed to the hypergeneralisation of indicating the dull minded 'how functioning are you' as it isn't a disorder but a developmental divergency but your personality is yours. It's like dulling down the complexity of the universe by saying 'it's really big': mate, string theories imply the potential of complexities beyond our capacity of speculation and that is without pondering matters more complex than we one we actually CAN see and base our understanding on.
What if dimensions are just the beginning? What is 'dimmerdjims' and 'slurmurpers' exist - thereby explaining the beforehand unQUESTIONed?

 

[Cloudracer]

You find the same "deviations" in nonautistic people. They are better at hiding them.

From what I've seen, the absence of sex is the more common condition among autistc people.

There is a fair portion of the population who think anything other than cis-het married sex in the missionary position is "deviant." "Deviance" is in the eye of the beholder. A moral judgment of "Anything I don't like." It isn't a useful psychological descriptor, nor is it in the DSM-V definition of autism. If one is not breaking a law or using coercion, it is irrelevent.

The belly of the Bell curve doesn't define normal. It defines most common.

You and I should discuss the objectivity of norms of beaty. They did some interesting experiments. But it overwhelms me to go into detail now.
I agree that deviance is subjective, but much like any habit, change or unexpected elements that differ from a pattern might suggest interesting speculations and findings. Anything to do with evolution/revolution, I'm in.

 

[Cloudracer]

The only sexual activities that are problematic are either those taken to an obsessive degree or those engaged in without consent. "Obsessive" is a subjective term and can only be judged by negative consequences.

Nobody becomes the best at anything without being obsessed to some degree. How many hours of practice a day does an Olympic skater or gymnast put in? We just don't apply the term "obsessive" to something we think well of.

Every trait is distributed to people on a Bell curve. A Bell curve that lacked a tail would be unnatural. And as you pointed out, "deviant" has a profoundly negative connotation; it is an accusation. Nobody describes behavior they approve of as deviant, even if it is uncommon.

I do =P