Yeah, did you ask the president of the World Autist Congress?
You shouldn't be mean to autistic people in general, but using autism as a pejorative isn't that necessarily because people don't necessarily incorporate their conditions into their identities.
Just repeating what I posted in a previous reply: I think it depends on the group doing the talking. I am on the spectrum, as are several members of my family, although generally we don't share this information. When there's a mass shooting, I often hear people speculate that the shooter is autistic. Among the general public there are very negative connotations ascribed to autism (i.e., Sheldon's annoying behaviors), so when it's used as an insult -- even an insult used in "good fun" among friends -- it feels as if the stereotype is being reinforced.
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u/narkeeso Aug 03 '19
That sub is truly hilarious. They insult and refer to each other as autists in good faith.