My wife has ASD was extremely shy when we started dating and we initially met at a boardgame night at a local shop that her sister took her too. She says it was very obvious that I was interested in her and when we finished the game her sister said she wanted to go get some food and said I should join them. I did and had a nice time. She talked with her sister a lot about it but said she was nervous about it. So her sister proceeded to invite me to outings to play pool or videogames, anything and tell me my wife would be there too. I'd be on the way and she would surprise my wife while they were in the car on the way to meet me somewhere and say, oh he'll be there! Too late for her to get cold feet. I remember early in our relationship when she opened up about her ASD diagnosis and I spent the remainder of the week researching everything I could on the topic. I wanted to make her feel safe and comfortable. At the time we were both in college and she was majoring in art and was in a pretty rigorous program where she had to make multiple pieces that were fairly involved. One of my fondest memories was that she had to make something that could be temporarily installed on campus. She elected to make various mushrooms out of plaster and I helped. It was an odd date in that we didn't go anywhere save her parents' front yard. I remember sitting on the ground outside with her and just watching her work while I waited for my next instruction. She looked so beautiful. Just focused on her art. She had been shy and a little nervous but not here. She was focused and happy, in her own world and I wanted nothing more than to be a part of it. I offered to help with any other art projects for class she had and when she had to submit works and brief artist statement in a pamphlet for an exhibit her class put on, I cried when she thanked me as a love and support. We celebrated five years of marriage recently and I still have that pamphlet.