Today, a guy at work pulled me aside to tell me that I probably shouldn't be working a job where I have to interact with customers, because of my autism. I don't have autism. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I finally got the results of months of extensive psychological testing to determine why I did so well in my course but performed so terribly on the job. Turns out I'm autistic. FML
Today, my whole office is treating me like a pariah because I rejected the new guy who has autism. I have a history of being domestically abused so why should I date a guy who, by his own admission, loses his temper easily and attacks people? That’s right, I shouldn’t. FML
Today, a girl I'd been crushing on for a little while and I were talking about autism. Some of the last words she said were "I try to not find autistic people so fucking annoying, but I can't help it. But can you blame me?” I'm autistic. FML
Today, as always, I wore a pin at work with the rainbow infinity symbol to indicate that I'm autistic. A creepy male customer came in and, thinking it was a gay pride pin, started hitting on me and making inappropriate comments. He just wouldn't stop, no matter how much I tried to explain. The police were called. FML
Today, I got told I am not a good fit for a company because I'm disabled. But that's OK, I can volunteer for the same role, as I don't really need to work anyway, because I'm disabled apparently. FML
Today, I tried to explain autism to my classmates. One of them, a professional cunt who's always looking for an excuse to lecture people, accused me of being "ableist" because my explanations weren't accurate, and said I shouldn't explain things I don't understand. I'm actually autistic. FML
Today, I had to deal with a lady who claimed her son was autistic to try and skip the queue. Even her son was saying he’s not autistic, and she was screaming in his face that yes he was. I happen to be genuinely autistic. Security threw her out, and I was jealous that I didn’t get to do it. FML
Today, while at my friend's house, I noticed her brother had a bit of an accent. I laughingly said "Is it me or does your little brother have an accent?" She stared and replied with "No, he has autism." FML
Today, I was talking to my boss at the end of an awesome internship. He said he was really satisfied with my work, and that he had considered hiring me. Turns out he decided not to because I smile too much, and it freaks him out. FML
Today, I asked if my psychiatrist would test me for autism, as I believe I may have it. His response? "You probably don't. Stay off social media once in a while." Well fuck me for wanting a professional opinion I guess. FML
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stuner56 22
People need to think before they speak...
Meggston 17
That is NOT something you just assume about people. I'm sorry. :(
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Comments (63)
FroggerForReal 11
That's rude as hell. And he doesn't respect the disabled. But why on earth would he think you had autism. Sorry you had to go through that rudeness OP
Brandi_Faith 34
I'm wondering if OP is a bit socially awkward and the coworker assumed he had Asberger's? (Don't know if I'm spelling that right) Not that it gives him a right to assume or ask such a thing anyway. And people who have Asberger's should still be allowed to have a job and interact with others even if their Asberger's causes them to have trouble interacting socially. It's practice that makes perfect.
mustang19898 16
Even if you did, he shouldn't say that. I have autism, and wouldn't want to be told that.
TJWEIS 9
That's awful, both me and my brother have autism and we interact with people just like anyone else.
nemcali 34
And even if you were autistic what right does he have to say something that mean and discriminating?! He should be the one not allowed to interact with human kind
fatkidfalling 11
Take your hand out of your shirt pocket.
kamryno 22
Even if you did have Autism it would still be horrible. That guy's a total jerk.
Crazyjohnb 23
The same thing happened to me
ckcknight 13
Don't be discouraged OP some people have no real idea what the things they talk about are. I hope you made him feel stupid by telling him you are not autistic. I also hope you made him explain why he said that to you. Then, after all of that he felt like crap.
Blahblah9921 4
ok hes wrong for saying that so **** his ass
heliotrope777 1
people who don't know what they're talking about shouldn't speak. I have autism and it doesn't mean I'm stupid or can't interact normally with people, it just means I don't unconsciously send the same social signals as other people, nor do I pick up on them from others automatically. I just have to be a little more conscientious than most in social situations, and I do just fine at my job which requires me to interact with many customers daily.