Abasiophilia is a psychosexual attraction to people with impaired mobility, especially those who use orthopaedic appliances such as leg braces, orthopedic casts, or wheelchairs. [1] The term abasiophilia was first used by John Money of the Johns Hopkins University in a paper on paraphilias, in 1990. [2] [3]
Abasiophilia plays a prominent role in the Michael Connelly novel The Scarecrow, in which a serial killer is motivated by abasiophilia. [4]
Abasiophilia is a psychosexual attraction to people with impaired mobility, especially those who use orthopaedic appliances such as leg braces, orthopedic casts, or wheelchairs. [1] The term abasiophilia was first used by John Money of the Johns Hopkins University in a paper on paraphilias, in 1990. [2] [3]
Abasiophilia plays a prominent role in the Michael Connelly novel The Scarecrow, in which a serial killer is motivated by abasiophilia. [4]