Hi,

I am an autistic adult with sensory difficulties. I have found that using WAM gives me great non-sexual sensory stimulation that I can sometimes crave!

My personal favourite is a fully clothed gunge/slime bath. I absolutely adore the feeling of being completely submerged in thick goo and the heaviness of it on my clothes I'm extremely sensitive to smell so that I am able to make odourless gunge by using powder such as natrosol is brilliant

Does anyone else use WAM for non sexual sensory play? Google gives lots of advice about the benefits of messy play for kids with sensory difficulties but once you reach adulthood it seems like you are on your own

Hi there, I am also on the autistic spectrum, diagnosed as an adult, check out my profile for more.

This discussion is interesting because I posed this in messy minds recently

https://umd.net/groups/wam-fantasy-suppression-and-mental-health

I don't do the personal stimulation but I find viewing and more recently creating Ai Wam material gives me a sensory peace of mind and arousal that nothing else does.

You are not alone.

GYOB is my first recollection of gunge and remember that I would watch it and just wish that I was the one getting dunked. I guess that as I wasn't allowed to explore those cravings as a child, they have lingered into adulthood.

I do enjoy watching others get messy also as long as it's clothed, non-sexual and the participant(s) are having fun. Watching them I will sort of imagine it's me instead which does provide some stimulation.

When my girlfriend and I were buying clay at the pottery supply to play in, they asked us what we were using it for. Without missing a beat, she says, "It's a sensory experience for autistic people."
And well, technically correct

Haha amazing!

interesting! since i am balls deep in all these therapies, therapists basically living in my home, trying to get all the help i can (which is none) ....ugh, i hate where i live...
anyhoo- i am unmedicated add and i raise an autistic, clinically depressed, add and just recently diagnosed with another deal a few weeks ago....
i remember when he was younger? i would find things that were not too messy for him to play with if i had some left over. like? i made him a shaving foam pool. when he got in and started to get bored? i added some clear slime to it. he had a lot of fun. he was clothed, of course.
i find myself, as an add and not medicated add adult (and it seeems to get worse as you age) where mess helps me. or the feeling of the mess holding me like a weighted blanket. no sexual feelings. although i do have sexual feelings towards it....
there have been times where i have had my own time in the water or slime fully clothed and i love the weight of it. makes me feel "okay" settles my mind

I think the way my brain is wired is probably why I experience the sensory aspect the way I do, and why it's enjoyable to me.

But there is definitely still very much a sexual aspect to it, too, and it is also tied to the sensation.

I think weight and pressure certainly has something to do with why I love it so much. Slime baths feel to me like a whole-body warm gooey hug and the sensation just can't be replicated any other way!

I wanted to make a post regarding how autism, adhd and ocd all play a role in the fetish... Whether it's sensory deprivation or overload it definitely plays a role... The ocd and adhd play more of a a factor when you produce a video but you aren't happy because you are a perfectionist who isn't happy even though most viewers won't notice, those little things that stick with me... Oh and don't forget ptsd.... Cold wam can put this fetish on hiatus quick... If anyone cares someday I'll write a novel or blog about wam and the intricate relationship it has with human psychology =P

I have autism and I Find Getting messy helps me calm down and relax as well

I've found that I need it to be a fully tactile experience which is purely about the feel. The thought of using anything that has a smell such as chocolate or custard is a massive turn-off and would be a sensory overload.

Hi all. I love reading these different responses.

I'm ADHD and neuro-divergent, and in my experience over 15 years of meeting many people with WAM and clothing kinks, there is a definite correlation with neurodivergence. I guess it makes sense as we fundamentally process sensory inputs differently, and these experiences give full body tactile sensory input. For me it is very much a sexual thing as well, but that in itself is part of self soothing for me.

I know this has helped some here, and maybe can help more: -

https://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/me-and-monotropism-unified-theory-autism?fbclid=IwAR0ZV9vLCXrcQWgvNfSd8a5ZDKz8Ikgh4JZVviWxmrq4Idbpd5XpRQ_OD30

Wow! This is so interesting! I'm neurodivergent/on the Autistic spectrum (Asperger) and I always felt a sexual connection to slimy things, I remember that well since I was younger . But, to me, the overstimulation slime/gunge has makes me horny a lot! But I have to say that I am going through a journey with my therapist and now I am much calmer. Even though, for example, mud has always excited me I would not have been able to tolerate external stimuli, such as insects, noises etc. but now I feel ready .

I am nd as well and find getting wet and messy pleasurable from a sensory perspective. It's only sexual when I do it with others or watch it done to others. It's so hard to find people that relate to it. So glad we have this resource.

There is something comforting about the full-body sensation. It's really relaxing! I felt that way in the mud.

The coolness and heaviness under the summer sun... I could have just let myself sink waist deep and taken a nap except for the fact it was tidal mud and that would have been dangerous! lol

As I have shared this with Jayce, I too am autistic, on the asperger's side of it all. I find it all stimulating in some way shape or form.

There is almost certainly some form of enjoyment linked to a neurodiverse community.

Whether as a sensory aid to help calm a distracted mind looking for focus, or seeking a dopamine hit to help get through the day.

Thank you for starting this thread and everyone who's sharing thoughts.

I can definitely relate as being on the spectrum I also enjoy both getting wet and or messy both fully clothed and nude. There is just something so stimulating about it. I am glad to see that I am not alone.

There are things I relate to there - I don't like over-stimulation and crave much more simplicity in a very complex work environment so I enjoy the focus on what I call the the gentle senses that WAM brings when I can. For instance this evening when it started raining I loved hearing it across the roof of my apartment and outside the door, making it very cozy. As it's unusually mild for the middle of a September night, instead of taking a shower, I couldn't resist going out on the terrace and standing in the rain looking upwards with my arms outstretched, inviting what the sky was giving, feeling the raindrops multiplying and soaking into my hair and crop-top and beginning to run down my arms. A few moments of simple but deep sensuality and I'm in a happy place. I have no idea about being 'on the spectrum' but am glad that 'neurodiverse' is now the widely used term - it has me more positive and respectful of those who I know who have had formal diagnosis and I wouldn't take it badly as a label if I found I was too.

Nice reading all the posts on this thread.