yes it is. They wouldn't recognise what's going on, depending on his age it's not a social situation he will have faced yet

#12 yes but that could have happened whether he was autistic or not. hearing her breathing heavily and knowing she has asthma? anyone could have come rushing in. the autism is irrelevant.

A person without autism would be more likely to realize what was going on. Autistic people have trouble understanding social situations.

People who have autism are more susceptible to anxiety attacks. And many don't process information the same way that the rest the word does. Not to say they are dumb, or anything like that but there outlook on life both day-to-day and long term is vastly different. And once they find someone that they care about, they will protect this person anyway they can.

it depends on how bad it is and what his age is. I'm more high-functuoning with my autism and I'm about 20 years old so I've learned to sort of pick up on different situations where normally autistic people wouldn't. but he's probably different

I really don't see what his autism has to do with it. Perhaps he is more likely to tell their parents?

it's relevant because otherwise everyone would be posting about how he should have known what was going on. now instead you have people saying how it's relevant

totally is because if he wasnt he would have knocked and asked if she was ok instead of busying in freaking the **** out as well as knowing the difference in sound of sensual moaning and an asma attack

I was just going go say that! any other Brother probably wouldve done the same

The FML is that the brother didnt know what they were doing

People who have autism are more susceptible to anxiety attacks. And many don't process information the same way that the rest the word does. Not to say they are dumb, or anything like that but there outlook on life both day-to-day and long term is vastly different. And once they find someone that they care about, they will protect this person anyway they can.

It might have affected his ability to read the situation the way a 'normal' person would have and place what he heard in context thereby causing him to react differently than other people would. From that pov his autism is relevant to the story.

What the ****?

see originally me and my boyfriend thought that... honestly we would have missed out on like 4 years of sex life if we kept that up

Well #21... I hate to tell you... but I hear your shitters clogged

Why was I even downvoted for that? Do people really think that's ok?

It was relevant because op's brother probably didn't know what was actually going on. He might not yet know about that kind of intimacy yet thus why he thought she was having an asthma attack.

Autism has nothing to do with that. A person without autism can make the same mistake.

People who have autism are more susceptible to anxiety attacks. And many don't process information the same way that the rest the word does. Not to say they are dumb, or anything like that but there outlook on life both day-to-day and long term is vastly different. And once they find someone that they care about, they will protect this person anyway they can.

I know what autism is. You still don't need to have it to care about your sibling enough to think a sound could sound like an asthma attack if your sibling is prone to them and burst in the room.

Here we are again. You just like starting shit don't you? That may be why your shitter is clogged.

I'm not starting anything, people respond and I respond back. If you want to take it that way, go ahead. You seem more interested in starting shit than I am.

Labeling someone based on their disabilities is bad? Well i'll be damned, here I was thinking the reason doctors put names to disabilities was to help people...

I agree with you; both my brother and I are autistic (however mine is very mild) and I hate the fact that people feel the need to label everything. Yes, autism affects your perception of particular situations, however anyone can still make the same mistake. If the FML does have anything to do with the fact that he's autistic, it's only a very small amount. He was only trying to care for his sister. (And half the time, doctors barely do anything after diagnosis of mental illness. It literally just adds another label.)

Really? Because I got mediation and therapy after being "labeled" depressed. A lot of mental disorders need to be identified to use different techniques and medication. And I've seen a lot of people you complain that are "labeled" find friends and are comforted by finding people "labeled" the same.

77- "labeling" and "diagnosing" are two totally different things. "Saying the depressed person went out for a car ride", is totally unnecessary. It adds nothing to the sentence. Just like in the FML. How would you like it if, every single time somebody mentioned you ever, they mentioned you were depressed? That's labeling. The OP's FML would have been fine without having to use the word autistic.

Saying someone is autistic is different though. By including it in a sentence it can inform others that , depending on the severity, they may have special needs above the usual care. Some "labels" as you call them do serve a purpose. They make others aware of the condition without you having to explain after an awkward situation has occurred.

Maybe the point is that the brother didn't realize what they were doing

But any neurotypical could make that mistake. It has nothing to do with his autism.

Maybe it seemed relevant to OP