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
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I realized that a kid in my class is actually autistic and didn't have ADHD. The teachers went out of their way to lie that he has ADHD and not autism. No wonder people thought I was a "retard" (their words, not mine) when it came out that I had ADHD and started using classroom accommodations. 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, 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, 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
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, I realized my coworker can't comprehend English, or any other language. When I mentioned this to a coworker, they accused me of being an ableist. This is the same person who insults him to his face, knowing he can't understand her. FML
Today, I'm in a legal dispute with my neighbour, but he uses his autism as an excuse for being an asshole. I know people with autism much worse than his who are the nicest people, but this guy uses it like a get-out-of-jail free card, especially in front of police, or whenever we go to court. FML
Today, my therapist mentioned we should look into the possibility of me being autistic. When telling my boyfriend what she'd said, he replied, “I don’t think you’re autistic, just damaged.” FML
Today, I learned why my boyfriend always jokes that I'm 'autistic'. I thought it was just a strange inside joke. Turns out that he truly believes I'm a part of the 'special-education' community. Even worse, after a fair amount of research, I'm convinced he's right. 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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Top comments
TheSmartAss10 21
Ignore people like that, they love starting fights. If he does it again, say, how would you describe it? And when he's completely off. Correct him on everything :D
Tripartita 45
"Sometimes, the gap in typical communication skills can cause unwarranted, aggressive reactions—" "SHUT THE **** UP, YOU ABLEIST SHIT!"
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Comments (99)
Levvy 22
Did you mention this?
Seabass_Chan 33
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
Not having the condition you're talking about should immediately mean your words are worthless. Except in the case of OP's classmate.
soullyfe 33
@27: So, I guess there is no need for doctors with that logic.
interesting33 37
I think #27 was being sarcastic :)
isnobodyhere 32
Gold star for logic on their part!
SnailMail 12
Ah I'm sorry. I know how hard it is
bostielover27 20
the exact same thing happened to me.....I am also autistic
video_games_and_ 9
I'm partly autistic, so I can relate. Just keep this in mind: "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." Albert Einstein
iAmPaul 49
You can't be "partly" autistic. You either are or you aren't. What I'm guessing you're trying to say is you have high-functioning autism, i.e. you're on the lighter end of the spectrum.
ThrottleJockey 36
Is that like saying you're "kind of pregnant"?
aeryn97 17
sure. anyone can be partly anything thanks to Dr. Google. lol
tj4234 36
Psychologically speaking everyone is on the autistic spectrum. Everyone just has it at varying degrees.
tomvertigo 17
#38 is completely right. It's actually a good way to discuss it to kids who dont understand autism as well, especially if they are notably on the spectrum. Makes them feel a bit less alienated.
domolovesyoshi 33
I hope you put him in his place and actually said that m.
PuppiesKisses 19
Screw him, I'm sure he rubs a lot of people the wrong way.
MidnaLink 35
If you can call her a professional **** here, why can't you tell her off and tell her to shut the **** up?
Miss_Whipped 43
Probably doesn't make for a civilized classroom discussion.
MidnaLink 35
If she's always like this, then where does civilized come into play?
Miss_Whipped 43
Civilized comes into play when two wrongs don't make a right.
FujisakiChihiro 24
It seems you've encountered a social justice warrior. As an autistic person, I'm sorry, OP.
xnemesis1981 15
Wouldn't call them a social justice warrior, there's no social justice in what they've said.
GhostFox 34
Think they were using SJW in the sarcastic way used to refer to people who pretend to be advocating for a cause for altruistic reasons, but are really doing it for personal gain of some kind. Usually the personal gain is that they use their 'cause' as a way to justify mistreating and slamming other people in order to artificially inflate their sense of self worth.
WOTAN1488 24
SJWs