Tism rizz is Autistic traits being mis/interpreted as flirting or an overstated interest. Often results in people having crush’s on the tism rizzer while they have no idea. Examples include: intense eye contact, looking at lips to lip read, body language showing interest in conversation, being thoughtful, stimming and just masking traits in general. Popularised by the tik tok audio by Rain Stern, many examples of autistic peoples experiences with the tism rizz can be found under the hashtag #tismrizz.
A darker side of this that has to be acknowledged is the higher rate of sexual assault experience in autistic individuals. A misinterpretation is not consent, if it’s not an enthusiastic yes it’s always a no and your natural/unmasked behaviour is never, in any way asking for anything.
A darker side of this that has to be acknowledged is the higher rate of sexual assault experience in autistic individuals. A misinterpretation is not consent, if it’s not an enthusiastic yes it’s always a no and your natural/unmasked behaviour is never, in any way asking for anything.
by Italianelf July 24, 2023
“She was clearly into me, she was making eye contact, nodding and smiling, and was twirling her hair!”
“Ha! No dude, that’s the tism rizz!”
“Ha! No dude, that’s the tism rizz!”
by DapperHusband July 23, 2023
"Tism" is short for "autism" (which often occurs with ADHD) and "rizz" is the ability to be flirtatious and charming. Therefore, "tism rizz" is when you are unintentionally flirtatious and accidentally make people attracted to you because of your autistic and/or ADHD attributes like maintaining intense eye contact, involuntary repetitive motions like twirling your hair, smiling to hide how awkward you feel, staring at the person's lips to process the words you are hearing, and fidgeting which people misinterpret as excitement to be in their presence.
"I've never met anyone like you. I think I've caught feelings. It looks like you have too."
"You've never met someone like me because I'm autistic. I'm not actually looking for anything serious. Sorry if you feel lead on, my signs of interest must be my tism rizz."
"You've never met someone like me because I'm autistic. I'm not actually looking for anything serious. Sorry if you feel lead on, my signs of interest must be my tism rizz."
by Audhd girlie July 23, 2023
by DapperHusband July 23, 2023
When autism symptoms, such as hyperfocus, or social anxiety, come across as cute, attractive, or flirty
"He didn't even know you were flirting with him. He's seems so innocent sometimes. Right Beth?" -Josy
"Ya, sometimes. He's got that tism rizz for sure." -Beth
"Ya, sometimes. He's got that tism rizz for sure." -Beth
by ATLASIAN July 24, 2023
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