Will you date an autistic person for a while to not hurt his feelings?

I think you'd probably hurt him more by giving him a relationship and then taking it away.

You don't treat him any different from someone normal you are aloud to treat them like people tho not monsters

First of all, Einstein and Darwin were never evaluated for Aspergers, so whoever is projecting this data (and yes, I have seen it too) is doing so from pure speculation. Without an evaluation, this "diagnosis" is an assumption. Please give respect to these historical figures by disclosing that the next time you share this information.

Secondly, no. You have no romantic feelings for him and it is not your fault if he feels rejected. What's going to happen after a few months, hmm? You're going to have to tell him at some point that you are not interested in him and if you date him then you will hurt him even more because now he is convinced that you have feelings for him only to be told, after months of this belief, that you don't. He would take that much harder.

Tell your friend that you refuse to play games with him. He needs to learn how to deal with rejection and it is his responsibility to learn such skills. Dating him and then leaving him out of "sympathy" would be completely counter-intuitive to your cause.

It's called logic, and if your friend can't accept basic logic then I think that having a lonely autistic friend will be the least of her problems soon enough.

I've dated an Aspie when I was a young engineer. He was my senior and is intelligent, great in math, science, computers and is a walking encylopedia. I admired him a lot and asked him out but realised it wasn't easy. I know it isn't their fault as they have abnormalities in their frontostriatal pathways that makes their thinking process and speech different from us. But it's really tiring. He can't understand people and never knows when he's crossing the line when speaking. He keeps offending my friends, family and all our colleagues dislike him. He would have meltdowns when he's stressed, that includes punching walls and throwing things. When I broke up with him, he quit his job and withdrew from everyone for half a year. Aspies take criticism hard, even trivial things can cause them to have a meltdown and to make it worse, God made Aspies with a photographic memory. They do not move on easily like us and often think about it even after many years. I know because my ex bf dwells on bad things that happened to him as a child. Aspies don't fall for people easily. If he confessed to you, he must really like you. You have to think of a very tactful way to turn him down. Being together and breaking up with him might make an impact on his life.

I don't agree with everything you said; I have it and I can read people's feelings. But then again I'm highly advanced even for having Aspberger's.

And I pretty much agree with Dappled and Vortex; I think dating him out of pity would hurt his feelings more. Just stick to friends with him.

It hurts worse to be broken up with then it does to be rejected.

Do not get into a relationship with him unless you are intending to stick to the relationship. Communicate with him. But don't hurt his feelings.
Also, don't make assumptions just because he has Asperger's. I was diagnosed with Asperger's when I was very young (I STILL don't believe I have it) and I crave physical intimacy and closeness. That is if I had someone to share it with. TTOTT
And sure I can read people's feelings, it's not rocket science. Even though too much social interaction gets me exhausted, I am still able to identify people's emotions. But, I am also not a mind reader, the same as everyone else is not.
So, don't let him having Asperger's change the way you see him or your perceptions. Get to know him as a person and who knows? You may hit it off. After all, good relationships often start with friendship :) If you don't feel anything for him, then tell him that. All good relationships thrive on honesty and communication.

Sit his ass down and gently explain it to him. You really aren't doing him any favors by leading him on. Even if he has a hard time taking bad news. Just tell him, and stay with him to make sure he is okay.

I know how you feel this severly autistic guy likes me and he doesn't talk at all I had to find from a friend so know I just try to ignore him and not look at him

I would.

I don't think you're being fair. I was diagnosed with Asperger's and I still function pretty neurotypically (also known as "normal") when it comes to social interactions for the most part. People usually can't tell that I have Asperger's until they get to know me very well. Some of us may have break downs if we're rejected romantically, but we're just as diverse as everyone else. I take rejection well, I always have, I just think that there are 7 billion people on Earth, the person who just rejected me is only 1 of those people, our exchange was one in a trillion made everyday, therefore it is insignificant and not of importance.

You need to be honest with him. Leading him on will only make things worse and trick him into thinking you like him just by pity dating him will majorly backfire on you. I was in a situation like yours once, except I'm a vegetarian and a fur trapper was trying to date me. I made things clear that I wanted to remain friends and did not wish to seek out a relationship. It will hurt him, but not as much as leading him on will.

Don't date him if you don't love him. Eventually, he'll find out and it might ruin the friendship. I wouldn't date anyone unless I truly had feelings for them.

Dating him for a few months will ultimately hurt him more than turning him down, not to mention it would break his trust in you and you would loose a dear friend as break ups usually push people apart. Not only would you loose him as a friend, it's not okay to do that, that kind of thing is wrong and rather low, if you want him to not be hurt so much the best thing to do is to be honest and break it to him.