Feeling like a baby/child inside

[Crossbreed]

The adult part is just assuming responsibility when you need to.
If you are unable to do that, that is a sign of a bigger/different problem, executive dysfunction.

 

[Jonn]

I’m always a child at heart. I still have a silly sense of humor.

Spoiler

Well, this is where we are different.
I have never made a silly joke in my life. <joke> <irony>

 

[Jonn]

The adult part is just assuming responsibility when you need to.

Generally speaking, especially in a NT dominated universe, the definition of maturity is as follows:

Find a mate...
Built a "nest"...
Produce and support a family...

Spoiler

Die, and leave a sizeable inheritance for the kids...

 

[AspieChris]

There’s a whole subculture of grown men who enjoy watching “My Little Pony” (the children’s cartoon from the 1990’s). They call themselves ’Bronies’

I know it sounds like I’m joking, but it’s 100% true.

 

[Heroine of Winds]

There’s a whole subculture of grown men who enjoy watching “My Little Pony” (the children’s cartoon from the 1990’s). They call themselves ’Bronies’

I know it sounds like I’m joking, but it’s 100% true.

Actually, My Little Pony started in the 80's.

And boy, I remember the brony phenomenon. Friendship is Magic is what started the whole thing and it reminded me that even men enjoy the franchise, too (they mainly enjoy FIM, but there are men that like the franchise as a whole).

 

[WK6824Nine]

Yes maybe not babylike but childlike. I still watch cartoons and find some kids cartoons enjoyable. I feel like I haven't developed that adult like competitive side despite my age.

I don't like competition and trying to get one over others, ie. conforming to the dog eat dog world type of mentality. I'm a conflict avoider at heart and I rarely find adult type cliques attractive. My best friend in highschool outgrew me I guess, when he wanted to be around the cool people and around those who drank and partied. For me I still maintained that childlike dislike for such 'adult' things.

life is about conflict, even the toons we watch have it

 

[WK6824Nine]

Almost turning 39 and I still feel like a kid in an adult's body. I still watch kids' cartoons and playing video games for kids, but thankfully nobody judges me for it. As I've come to find out, even some non-autistic people still like childish things. At least I feel more comfortable about this nowadays.

However, I sometimes still behave like a kid. Guess it's something I'll never outgrow.

Bluey seems like something I couldve enjoyed in another timeline or with my super old self. i used to like MLPFIM but im a bit of a changed man now.

 

[FayetheAspie]

I think that many of us do indeed have some personality traits and hobbies that others consider childlike, but we are actually adults just as much as they are and should not be talked to in that baby voice that many like to use on us.

 

[Cutesie]

Either no one here is aware of this, or people are uncomfortable mentioning it, but there is a whole community of those who "play" at a younger age than their biological one. It is known as being "Adult Baby", but there also "littles", "middles" and "teens". Those with these desires are usually paired with "Diaper Lovers", who enjoy wearing diapers for sexual pleasure and/or psychological comfort.

There has been much debate about the relationship between ABDL and autism, but anecdotal evidence definitely suggests a high incidence of these people being ND. There is a huge spectrum of what such people crave and enjoy, so anyone looking it up should please do so with patience and tolerance.

 

[Crossbreed]

With most gifteds and (I suspect) ASD1s, that underdevelopment is inconsistent, not across the board. Global underdevelopment is more consistent with ASD2 & 3.

1s can (and do) embrace adult responsibilities while enjoying child-like pastimes.

 

[Jonn]

I think that many of us do indeed have some personality traits and hobbies that others consider childlike, but we are actually adults just as much as they are and should not be talked to in that baby voice that many like to use on us.

In my case, part of the reason I may be seen as childish is due to my lack of interest in maintaining a social persona.
I focus my attention on self-actualisation and self-discovery rather than trying to impress others.

Spoiler

Call me an isolationist egoist.

 

[Jonn]

Either no one here is aware of this, or people are uncomfortable mentioning it, but there is a whole community of those who "play" at a younger age than their biological one. It is known as being "Adult Baby", but there also "littles", "middles" and "teens". Those with these desires are usually paired with "Diaper Lovers", who enjoy wearing diapers for sexual pleasure and/or psychological comfort.

 

[Cutesie]

There was an earlier, long-running thread addressing this issue:

Wearing diapers/nappies

Especially recommended is its final page.

 

[NB79]

I didn't meant kink stuff etc but ok, i was saying feeling like a kid in your soul.

 

[Cutesie]

I didn't meant kink stuff etc but ok, i was saying feeling like a kid in your soul.

This is why I said about a spectrum. For many Adult Babies, there's nothing sexual about what they are doing. They are just like the many people on this thread who naturally feel and act childlike, or who can tap into their inner child to help themselves feel better.

A couple of personal examples: 1) I'm walking down the street and feeling terribly, as my mind is consumed by anxiety. Until a few weeks ago, I had almost no tools to deal with these daily tortures. Now I start speaking quietly like a small child or baby. (We can't always tell what our "little" age is.) Instantly, I am calmed and remain that way for the rest of the evening.

2) It was a couple of weeks ago that I got my first plushie. Not five minutes into picking him off the shelf, I felt resentful that the cashier would be allowed to touch "my" friend. There is a lot to write about our special relationship; that's why I'm also on an ABDL forum, where we can discuss these things and receive acceptance and support.

When someone is able to enter such a mindset, we call it "littlespace". In neither case is there anything remotely sexual involved. Is it true that there are those - myself included - who are into diapers as a kink? Yes. It's not something that I tried to acquire, and it probably started before I even had any sexual thoughts.

I'm not in the right mood to "defend" either aspect this minute. All I'll say is that uneducated, knee-jerk rejection of someone's coping tools - that's what they are - isn't nice. For those here who expressed that they act childlike, that they "feel like a kid in their soul", come to ADISC. Explore, ask questions, listen. Don't expect to like everything - none of us do, but we help each other however we can.

 

[Tired]

Depending on my mood and things happening in my life, I can feel like the most tired old person in the world, or a kid wanting to just draw cute things on a paper.

 

[jsilver256]

I'm not in the right mood to "defend" either aspect this minute. All I'll say is that uneducated, knee-jerk rejection of someone's coping tools - that's what they are - isn't nice.

I'd suggest if you want to avoid judgment, then there is a preventative effect in being slower to go on extensive detail about paraphilia-adjacent topics in the first place. My guess is if you don't, then you will find out the default assumption of people will be for the worst and educating them will do little to disabuse their biases.

The good news is you seem to already have a supportive community in that regard, judging from what you've linked.

 

[Cutesie]

I'd suggest if you want to avoid judgment, then there is a preventative effect in being slower to go on extensive detail about paraphilia-adjacent topics in the first place. My guess is if you don't, then you will find out the default assumption of people will be for the worst and educating them will do little to disabuse their biases.

The good news is you seem to already have a supportive community in that regard, judging from what you've linked.

I agree that trying to educate you - who is turned-off by anything "paraphilic-adjacent" and doesn't want anyone educated about it - is pointless. People will assume the worst because they either choose to think that way or affected by those like you who do.

My goal here isn't to promote ABDL. When people express that they are so (at least AB) already, like a bunch of them did on this thread, I will give them a nudge to think about it.

 

[jsilver256]

People will assume the worst because they either choose to think that way or affected by those like you who do

If we agree on this, then I don't see where we disagree in regards to my earlier post.

 

[Cutesie]

If we agree on this, then I don't see where we disagree in regards to my earlier post.

We disagree on whether it's bad to talk about the things that people are experiencing. Anyone actually educated concerning the "Adult Baby" concept will look through this thread and see that it's full of ABs. They may not know it yet, but they're describing the symptoms. If I am trying to educate them in a helpful manner, I am forced to mention that some people relate to these feelings in a sexual way.

I have not gone into "extensive detail". I have only presented a couple of benign facts. There isn't anything wrong with that on this site. I see your comment as an attempt to shut down a good conversation, and this includes your indirect message to keep such talk to ADISC.