wow that is SO not ok of her to do that! it is natural and a classic response on your part. I hope she deals with her anger and realised this. An Autism for parents course might be good. It is hard when it is your own child I think to take a step back when looking at behaviour and realise it is. natural response.

I guess the question now is what exactly is this tic, precisely? If it's something minor like the occasional wink or eye twitch, then your mother is a tad over the line. If, on the other hand, it's something a little more noticeable like rubbing your nipples while barking like a dog, then her reaction is far more understandable.

It’s ok, when you’re there, you’re family. And your family all know that your mom is an asshole.

Fuck her. She knows better.

I would have just walked out. I don't put up with stuff like that anymore. If you're going to treat me poorly I'm gone.

And now we know why OP’s family almost never goes out to eat in a restaurant... Frankly I can see some of both sides. Must the parents of autistic or other developmentally challenged children give up the ordinary niceties of going out as a family? And is it fair to shout at a child or young adult who acts out in potentially embarrassing ways if they cannot help it? I think the answer to both of these questions is no, but with a footnote. One of the problems autistic individuals face is an apparent inability to read social clues or always act in “socially acceptable” ways. We do not know the true extent of the “tic” that OP was expressing or if the other diners in the restaurant were giving social cues to OP’s family that the particular behavior was bothering them. While OP’s Mom was obviously wrong to scream at their autistic offspring, that does not mean that there was not a problem of some sort. And only OP knows for sure if they were truly unable to control their expressions of the “tic” or if they were unwilling to do so - There are degrees of every condition.

And she’d be grateful and lucky you don’t have Tourette’s Syndrome “FFFFFUCK!! “

tell her not to be stupid when it comes to your condition

Wow what a cunt😈,tell her the word of the day is compassion😇

I hear ya, I have a nervous tic everytime I go into Olive Garden. It makes me leave and go eat literally anywhere else.