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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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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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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)
NostalgiaFreak9 43
Punch that **** in the throat.
derpyshy 16
Being on the spectrum myself, I get this a lot as well. Thank god I'm not a people person.
wolf12king 12
Who like minecraft(in sky's voice) Also since I know people won't get the joke search autism on urban dictionary.
hacksaw246 24
If you knew nobody would get the joke why say it? If everyone has to look up your joke to get it than try some other material.
Babydoll_Witch 4
Autism effects each individual differently, so there's that.
AviShtap 20
I hope you shut 'em down right then and there. Like if you look right into their eyeballs and say, "Excuse me, Tumblerino? I'm diagnosed as Autistic. Thanks." And then just kept talking.
guineagirl96 38
I hate people like that. I'm also on the autism spectrum and I hate it when people tell me I don't know what I'm talking about when I try to explain it to them.
teechur 15
Actually her behavior can also be attributed to someone on the spectrum, which would explain her constantly needing to be right as well as the comment. Also the term "ableist" isn't entirely common. Autism is as different as the individual so you both might be! I'm a nerd herder and I tend to get from 3-7 kids on the autism spectrum each year and they are all very different but there are some threads that run through that can be somewhat "common".
darkbishop5 7
Damn. I thought Canadians were supposed to be nice! Apparently that kid didn't get the message.
DemCideOhShiz 8
I dont know whats better... an autistic person calling a woman "a professional ****" or the fact that the autistic person has a better vocab than myself. I have no idea what "abliest" means.
LyricaSilvan 30
It basically means using mental handicaps as an excuse to give people a hard time, i.e. calling someone a retard just because you think they're stupid.
DemCideOhShiz 8
that makes sense. thanks.
FelicityWishes 32
Wait, why can't someone with autism call someone a professional c***?
DemCideOhShiz 8
its just the cleverness. the combination of the two words makes a great insult.
DemCideOhShiz 8
I never said a person with autism couldnt come up with a clever insult. are you going to assume I bully and make fun of people with disabilities now?
FelicityWishes 32
Fair enough, not making assumptions, was just wondering. :-)
PhoenixChick 26
its like being racist, but against the "disabled"
hoosiergirl94 31
How is that ableism if you're trying to educate people on it? That person is an idiot.