StringJunky

That's a different skill that doesn't necessarily translate to a real life face-to-face connection but it can be interesting and a way to practice socialising in a relatively safe and physically disconnected way.

Yes, if you don't start out as you are you will only disappoint later, unless your aim is not a permanent situation then Bond will do fine.

Yes, If you don't start with it the end is preordained.

That would be a first; a species masturbating themselves to extinction.

Nice imagery. The electronic parts are very evocative of Tangerine Dream; 70's electronica.

Atheism is not a belief system so, it follows, that there is no distinct community.

One can become habituated to a certain routine and when that happens it can take a while to adapt to a new situation. For a pre-internet person this might not be such a problem switching sexually from one form to another but someone born mid-eighties onwards it's possible that is all they know and it could be a major problem in terms of frequency amongst that generation.

I generally concur with your experience. How your parents treat sex rubs off on you with often negative consequences. My attitude would be to educate on the mechanics of baby-making early and when they become sexually self-ware with a desire to access such media I would give them a free rein but make them aware of the permissible limits that is appropriate for our country of residence. The thing is to help them to understand that the internet is limitless and stress the importance of self-censorship.

If you want a nerdy man, push harder and be more persistent ; they tend to be shyer. You maybe ignored initially but you may need to persist a few times if you get no reaction at first; no reaction is not necessarily rejection. They may still say no but, hey, that's the way it goes sometimes.

Children can hit themselves because they are wrong. Ir can be the case that they were hit when they were wrong by their parents so they extend that to themselves by themselves;t hey maybe victims of parental physical or mental violence. A child, or indeed adult, may hit themselves, or otherwise hurt themselves because that pain is less than the emotional pain; it can be a method of personal distraction from long term emotional distress or memories.

I would use them, they are safety devices not control devices.

Yes

Probably the best thing to do is rewind and start again.

What's it like to be wrong? Does it hurt?

The only solution I can think of is to have something that will dessicate the environment within the container.

Yep. Keep going.

In the eyes of a young child adults are so S-L-O-O-W.

Yes, I'm with you, carry on if you want to.

Every autistic child is different and so are their idiosyncrasies. How are we to know your son's unique problems without being informed? We can only guess.

That's good. I think the key is to keep it novel even if it's only with words; inspire their imagination. Eg Beans on toast can be skinheads-on-a-raft.

I have noticed that sometimes my dreams are quite simple visual metaphors: I dreamt I walked through the doors of my local nightclub but nobody was around. Walking through some dark corridors and passing through push doors I found myself in the bright, noisy arena of a cattle auction which had a sunken floor. Men surrounded the edge, peering down, looking at the animals, only that the cattle being led around the perimeter were horse-sized dogs. "Who'll give me 450... 450...475.... Done!" could be heard over the Tannoy I followed the animals out through a shiny steel-lined corridor and ended up in a room with carcasses hanging from the ceiling. End. My interpretation was that nightclubs are cattle markets. In my locality a 'dog', at the time, was a derogatory term for a woman.

Whatever decision you may make I hope you feel more informed.

I like this forum because people, by and large post their independent opinions which can get a bit electric sometimes, which is good. I would hate for SFN to to turn into one big circle jerk.