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'''Paraphilic infantilism''', also known as '''autonepiophilia'''<ref>{{cite book|ref=harv|last=Corsini|first=Raymond J.|title=The Dictionary of Psychology|year=2002|publisher=Psychology Press|isbn=9781583913284|url=http://books.google.ie/books?id=0uxnglHzYaoC&pg=PA374}}</ref> and '''adult baby syndrome'''<ref name = Russell>{{cite book | ref = harv | last = Russell | first = J | year = 2008 | title = Exploring Psychology As Studen Bk Aqa A | isbn = 1850082588 | publisher = Folens Limited | pages =[http://books.google.com/books?id=4ereiHom3d8C&pg=PA200#v=onepage&q&f=false 200]}}</ref> is a [[sexual fetish]] that involves an individual acting like an infant and includes behaviors such as drinking from a [[baby bottle|bottle]] and wearing [[diaper]]s.<ref name = Russell/> It involves role-playing where the individual symbolically regresses back to an infant like state.<ref name = Hickey>{{cite book|ref=harv|last=Hickey|first=Eric W.|title=Sex Crimes and Paraphilia | publisher= [[Pearson Education]] |year=2006|isbn=9780131703506 | pages =355}}</ref><ref name = Speaker>{{citation | last = Speaker | first = TJ | title = Psychosexual Infantilism in Adults: The Eroticization of Regression | publisher = Columbia Pacific University | pages = 93 | location = Sausalito, CA }}</ref> [[Sadomasochism|Masochism]] and humiliation is a common theme, though some infantilists focus on gentle and nurturing experiences instead of coercion or punishment.<ref name = "brame138140">{{cite book | last = Brame | first = GG | coauthors = Brame WD; Jacobs J | title = Different Loving: An Exploration of the World of Sexual Dominance and Submission | publisher = [[Random House|Random House of Canada]] | year = 1996 | pages = [http://books.google.com/books?id=yA-P9ucEbYgC&pg=PA138#v=onepage&q&f=false 138 138-40] | isbn = 0679769560}}</ref> Within the community of such diaper wearers, one who engages only in the erotic or sexual aspect of diaper wearing without experiencing any accompanying regression fantasies is known as a [[Diaper fetishism|diaper lover]]. An adult who only engages in the infantilistic play aspect is known as an adult baby.<ref name="pate" /> An adult who may experience both of these things is referred to as an AB/DL.<ref>{{cite news | last = Watson | first = J | date = 2005-06-09 | url = http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2005-06-09/news/baby-man/ | title = Baby Man | work = [[Phoenix New Times]] |accessdate = 2011-02-28 }}</ref><ref name="taormino" /> When wearing diapers, infantilists may [[Urination|urinate]] or [[Defecation|defecate]] in them.<ref name = Speaker/>
'''Paraphilic infantilism''' is a [[paraphilia]], and includes a certain form of psychological regression.<ref name = Speaker>{{citation | last = Speaker | first = TJ | title = Psychosexual Infantilism in Adults: The Eroticization of Regression | publisher = Columbia Pacific University | pages = 93 | location = Sausalito, CA }}</ref> The desires and tastes of paraphilic infantilists vary around common themes of diapers and babyhood, sometimes involving aspects of helplessness or humiliation.<ref name="DSM572" />
<ref name = "brame138140">Gloria G. Brame, William D. Brame, and Jon Jacobs. ''Different Loving: An Exploration of the World of Sexual Dominance and Submission'' Villard Books, New York, 1993. pg 138, 140 ISBN 0-679-40873-8</ref>. In the majority of cases, it does not interfere greatly with a person's work or casual social life. It is characterized by the seemingly uncontrollable desire to wear [[diaper]]s, due to reasons other than medical necessity, and/or be treated as an [[infant]] or [[toddler]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2011}} Within the community of such diaper wearers, one who engages only in the erotic or sexual aspect of diaper wearing without experiencing any accompanying regression fantasies is known as a [[Diaper fetishism|diaper lover]] (or DL). An adult who only engages in the infantilistic play aspect is known as an adult baby (or AB).<ref name="pate" /> An adult who may experience both of these things is referred to as an AB/DL.<ref>{{cite news | last = Watson | first = J | date = 2005-06-09 | url = http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2005-06-09/news/baby-man/ | title = Baby Man | work = [[Phoenix New Times]] |accessdate = 2011-02-28 }}</ref><ref name="taormino" /> In 2004, an informal online survey of 80 adult diaper wearers showed that approximately 40% considered themselves strictly DL's, approximately 40% were mixed, and 20% considered themselves strictly AB's. The survey also indicated that there is a significant number of teenagers who engage in this practice.<ref name="Speaker" />

A central practice to AB/DL is wearing a diaper. When wearing diapers, many AB/DLs like to [[Urination|urinate]] in them, and a smaller number [[Defecation|defecate]] in them.<ref name = Speaker/>


== Characteristics ==
== Characteristics ==

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Adult diaper-wearing participants in the annual Bay to Breakers Run, San Francisco
For sexual feelings experienced during childhood, see Child sexuality.

Paraphilic infantilism, also known as autonepiophilia[1] and adult baby syndrome[2] is a sexual fetish that involves an individual acting like an infant and includes behaviors such as drinking from a bottle and wearing diapers.[2] It involves role-playing where the individual symbolically regresses back to an infant like state.[3][4] Masochism and humiliation is a common theme, though some infantilists focus on gentle and nurturing experiences instead of coercion or punishment.[5] Within the community of such diaper wearers, one who engages only in the erotic or sexual aspect of diaper wearing without experiencing any accompanying regression fantasies is known as a diaper lover. An adult who only engages in the infantilistic play aspect is known as an adult baby.[6] An adult who may experience both of these things is referred to as an AB/DL.[7][8] When wearing diapers, infantilists may urinate or defecate in them.[4]

Characteristics

English diaper fetishist in a pvc diaper

Adult baby paraphilic infantilists may roleplay as a baby or small child, called infantilism.[citation needed] This may involve adult sized diapers and baby clothes, toys and furniture such as a crib to help embellish the fantasy.[9] If a partner is willing, adult babies may engage in parent/baby roleplay. The adult baby may choose not to engage in sex while engaged in a baby role, since it is not babylike,[10] or may engage in limited sex play including masturbation.[11] Diaper lovers typically do not imagine themselves as babies. Rather, they more often see themselves as adults who are drawn to wearing diapers.[12]

In practice, the distinction between the two is much narrower; both involve diapers and adults. Diaper lovers may sometimes enjoy engaging in infantilism while adult babies may find themselves sometimes wearing diapers purely for physical pleasure. It is common for adult babies and diaper lovers to describe themselves as 'mostly AB' or 'mostly DL,' based on which end of the spectrum they engage in more frequently. Those with urophilia and coprophilia may enjoy similar practices.

Being forced to wear diapers and be treated like an infant may also appear as a behavior among masochists.[13]

Other contrasts

Pedophilia

Confusing infantilism with pedophilia is a common misunderstanding.[14]

Other infantilisms

The term "paraphilic infantilism" is usually shortened to "infantilism". This can lead to some misunderstandings, since the term can also mean "lacking development". People with Mental retardation have never achieved average maturity, in contrast to adult babies, who actively set their maturity aside. In turn, the term psychosexual infantilism referred to those who had not "matured" through Freud's psychosexual stages into heterosexuality. Similarly, Wilhelm Stekel used "psychosexual infantilism" as a category, similar to paraphilia, including paraphilic infantilism[10] as well as other paraphilias and sexual orientations.[15]

Sissy babies, cross-dressing

A sissy baby is a male AB/DL who mixes gender play with infantilism.[8] This cross-dressing might involve stereotypical or exaggerated "little girl" clothing, such as panties or dresses. Sissies are not necessarily transsexual in that, while some might be expressing an alter ego that is a baby girl, they might not wish to be an adult woman at other times. Alternatively, some transgender people simply participate in ageplay as their gender identity as an extension of their transgender life. Similarly, some sissy baby's partake in this activity as a means of humiliation, and have no desire to be a female or have such an alter ego.

Medical aspects

Most AB/DLs do not seek psychotherapy.[6][10] As a result, there is little published on the subject.[16] In one published case of extrapolating from too small a sample size, a desire similar to paraphilic infantilism was described as most often occurring in women.[17]. Other articles that turn up in infantilism literature surveys may actually be cases of other conditions (e.g. epilepsy[18]), or have other atypical factors (e.g. severe head injuries[19], hormonal treatment[20], etc.). The DSM includes some guidelines for differential diagnoses[21]. In the future, Internet surveys are considered by some to be a better tool for gathering information than more traditional methods.[16]

Causes

To date no known broad-based scientific studies have yet been made on the most probable causes, incidence and general impact of paraphilic infantilism on society at large. This may be due to both the relative rarity of the condition, and also to the fact that few paraphilic infantilists appear to seek professional mental health counseling,[6][10] and that even fewer appear to require any type of pro-active mental health intervention in dealing with their condition.[19] A 2002 case report by psychiatrists Jennifer Pate and Glen Goddard found little research on the topic, and they suggested the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders lacked a category that captured their patient's disorder.[6]

Lovemap theory

According to sexology researcher, John Money, normally by the age of 8, the human mind will have fully developed its lovemap, which will serve as a kind of sexual template through to the end of one's adult life. This lovemap is "a developmental representation or template in the mind and in the brain depicting the idealized lover and the idealized program of sexual and erotic activity projected in imagery or actually engaged in".[22] Money equates all paraphilias with the formation of abnormal lovemaps during the preadolescent years. Such abnormal lovemaps can be formed by any number of contributing factors or stressors during this developmental period.[23]

In 1984, Money coined the term "Autonepiophilia," meaning a "diaperism" or diaper fetishism.[24]

Case studies

In the case described by Dr. Pandita-Gunawardena above, he believed that the primary stressor was a certain 6-month-long coma that his patient experienced at the age of 6, and the resultant aftercare provided by the patient's mother.[19] In a case reported by Gregory Lehne, Lehne postulated that his client's infantilistic lovemap may have been imprinted in his client's mind at the ages of 6 and 7. During this youthful period his patient reported having been disciplined by his mother in a certain clearly inappropriate manner which included being forced to publicly wear a diaper and a girl's dress throughout his neighborhood.[25]

History

The first public event for adult babies was "Baby Week", occurring in San Francisco in the early 1990's. Subsequently the internet became a major forum, with numerous websites offering books, magazines, audio and video tapes and related paraphanelia, as well as a 24-hour hotline. Paraphilic infantilism has appeared as an alternative lifestyle in numerous Western countries including the United States, England, Germany and Australia.[26]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Corsini, Raymond J. (2002). The Dictionary of Psychology. Psychology Press. ISBN 9781583913284. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  2. ^ a b Russell, J (2008). Exploring Psychology As Studen Bk Aqa A. Folens Limited. pp. 200. ISBN 1850082588. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  3. ^ Hickey, Eric W. (2006). Sex Crimes and Paraphilia. Pearson Education. p. 355. ISBN 9780131703506. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  4. ^ a b Speaker, TJ, Psychosexual Infantilism in Adults: The Eroticization of Regression, Sausalito, CA: Columbia Pacific University, p. 93
  5. ^ Brame, GG (1996). Different Loving: An Exploration of the World of Sexual Dominance and Submission. Random House of Canada. pp. 138 138-40. ISBN 0679769560. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ a b c d Attention: This template ({{cite pmid}}) is deprecated. To cite the publication identified by PMID 14594737 , please use {{cite journal}} with |pmid= 14594737 instead.
  7. ^ Watson, J (2005-06-09). "Baby Man". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
  8. ^ a b Taormino, T (2002-08-13). "Still in Diapers". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2007-05-08.
  9. ^ Baumeister, RF (1989). Masochism and Self. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. p. 159. ISBN 0-8058-0486-2.
  10. ^ a b c d Stekel 1952, pp. 143–144.
  11. ^ Ditmore, MH (2006). Encyclopedia of prostitution and sex work, Volume 1. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 238. ISBN 0313329680.
  12. ^ Attention: This template ({{cite pmid}}) is deprecated. To cite the publication identified by PMID 5929499 , please use {{cite journal}} with |pmid= 5929499 instead.
  13. ^ American Psychiatric Association (2000). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (IV-TR ed.). American Psychiatric Pub. pp. 572. ISBN 0890420254.
  14. ^ Arndt, WB Jr. (1991). Gender Disorders and the Paraphilias. International Universities Press. p. 394. ISBN 0-8236-2150-2.
  15. ^ Stekel 1952, p. vii.
  16. ^ a b Pretlow, Robert A. "The internet can reveal previously unknown causes of medical conditions, such as attraction to diapers as a cause of enuresis and incontinence". Mednet 2002.
  17. ^ Allen, C (1969). A Textbook of Psychosexual Disorders. Oxford Medical Publications. p. 290. ISBN 0-19-264414-9.
  18. ^ Attention: This template ({{cite pmid}}) is deprecated. To cite the publication identified by PMID 13202455 , please use {{cite journal}} with |pmid= 13202455 instead.
  19. ^ a b c Attention: This template ({{cite pmid}}) is deprecated. To cite the publication identified by PMID 2279218 , please use {{cite journal}} with |pmid= 2279218 instead. Cite error: The named reference "Pandita" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  20. ^ Lehne, GK (2000). "The First Case of Paraphilia Treated with Depo-Provera: 40-Year Outcome". Journal of Sex Education and Therapy. 25 (4): 213–220. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  21. ^ American Psychiatric Association (2000). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (IV-TR ed.). American Psychiatric Pub. pp. 568-569568. ISBN 0890420254.
  22. ^ Money 1986, p. 290.
  23. ^ Money 1986, p. 34.
  24. ^ Attention: This template ({{cite pmid}}) is deprecated. To cite the publication identified by PMID 6234812 , please use {{cite journal}} with |pmid= 6234812 instead.
  25. ^ Saleh, F (2009). Sex Offenders: Identification, Risk Assessment, Treatment, and Legal Issues. Oxford University Press. pp. 18. ISBN 0-19-517704-5.
  26. ^ Kaufman, F (1997). "Our Binkies, Our Selves: The adult baby boom". Spin. 13 (7). SPIN Media LLC: 55. ISSN 0886-3032.

References

Further reading

  • Love, B (1992). Encyclopedia of Unusual Sex Practices. Barricade Books. ISBN 0-942637-64-X.
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