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[[File:Autosexualflag.png|thumb|220x220px|The autosexual flag.]]
[[File:Autosexual 2.png|thumb|Alternate autosexual flag]]
[[File:Autosexual.png|thumb|220x220px|Alternate autosexual flag without the emblem]]
'''Autosexual''' is when one experiences sexual attraction primarily or exclusively towards themself; and can occur in many forms as follows:
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# Fantasizing about sexual interaction with yourself.
The romantic counterpart to autosexual is [[autoromantic]].
==History==
Autosexual was first used as a very specific term used by Bernard Apfelbaum, a PHD graduate in clinical psychology in his work on the book "Principles and Practice of Sex Therapy", he considered it as a sexual abnormality. Often autosexuals do not seek out sexual relationships as it is simply a way of life and how they feel about others, it is strictly the attraction to yourself and is not a psychological or sexual abnormality. It was once considered to be a narcissistic trait, mischaracterizing both NPD & autosexuality.
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