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Revision as of 05:18, 14 February 2006 by Bittergrey (talk | contribs) (My website is NOT under the GFDL. Do not steal information from it.)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Infantilism, also known as autonepiophilia, is the paraphilic desire to wear diapers and be treated as an infant. A person characterized by it is referred to as an infantilist; one who engages in infantilistic play is known as an adult baby (AB). Adult babies and diaper fetishists are collectively known by the acronym AB/DL. The majority of known infantilists are heterosexual males.
Infantilism is not to be confused with pedophilia or infantophilia, which are grouped in a different category by experts. Unlike pedophilia, infantilism is practiced between consenting adults, and does not involve actual children in any way.
Roleplay
Infantalistic play by definition revolves around pretending to be an infant. Typically, this means simulating infantile behavior, wearing diapers and baby clothes, and sometimes deliberately relearning urinary incontinence. Some infantilists locate "mommies," who fulfill the baby's maternal role by changing diapers, providing milk and soft food, and generally pampering them. Other, usually homosexual adult babies may find "daddies" to substitute as a father.
See also
References
- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition. Washington, DC, American Psychiatric Association, 2000, pg 529 (IV) or pg 286 (IIIR)
- Lehne, G. K.; and Money, J. (2003). "Multiplex versus multiple taxonomy of paraphilia: case example," Sexual Abuse, 15(1), 61-72.
- Thomas John Speaker, Psychosexual Infantilism in Adults: The Eroticization of Regression. Columbia Pacific University. 93pp. Available from: DPF, Sausalito, CA 94965.
- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition. Washington, DC, American Psychiatric Association, 2000, Fourth Edition, Pg. 527
- New Times: Baby Man, by Joe Watson. 9 June, 2005.
Further reading
- Wilhelm Stekel. Patterns of Psychosexual Infantilism. ISBN 0871408406
- Nancy Friday. Men in Love; Mens Sexual Fantasies. ISBN 0385333420
- Allen, Clifford. A Textbook of Psychosexual Disorders. ISBN 0192644149
- Roy F. Baumeister. Masochism and Self ISBN 0805804862
- William B. Arndt, Jr. Gender Disorders and the Paraphilias. ISBN 0823621502
- Brenda Love. Encyclopedia of Unusual Sex Practices. ISBN 094263764X