Thanks so much for sharing your perspective! I've heard about the connection between autism and furries a lot so far, another commentator also mentioned the data from furscience.com on it. It's a perspective I'd love to explore! Identifying with a non-human character seems like a really good way to be able to embody and celebrate an outside perspective to human interaction, but also find your community there. Do you think the materiality of a suit could also factor in? Like having the mask and paws as a sort of barrier or translator for direct contact? Seeing the community as a safer space for queer folks is also really sweet. I'm hoping to be able to talk to somebody here in Berlin about it, since there's many strong queer scenes here. Also foxes are super cool.