Just stop. Stop using autism as a put-down. As the parent of a daughter on the autism spectrum, its disheartening when ignorant people use it as a term of derision, not just these forums, but in everyday life. People on the spectrum process information in very unique ways, but also exhibit behaviors that typically minded folks may find odd. They can also exhibit uncanny genius--my daughter by age 5 knew world capitals better than most grownups, having an eidetic memory.
Unless you personally know someone affected by autism spectrum disorder (ASD) you don't know jack, & your digs are borne of spiteful indifference. So to all who would continue to do so, there goes your insensitive theory, plummeting out a high-rise window. Autism: different...not worse. **daughter Dylan drops mic/walks offstage**
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I have Aspergers syndrome which is a high functioning form of autism, I can understand how the use of the word in a derogatory form can be offensive to someone who has a first hand experience dealing with someone with austism, but for me personally, I just laugh it off, sometimes I use the term myself, sometimes I have my own moments where I am clearly autistic as shit. Obviously though I am a big supporter of people with autism seeing as I have it myself, I dont see that there is anything wrong with me, I am just different and think differently and the way I perceive things is different, but I refuse to let it ruin my day if someone calls me autistic as an insult, they just jelly of my superior Aspie brain power.