Oh absolutely, I catch myself all the time rephrasing what I want to say because I’ve learned my first attempt often sounds rude. We as a community just hate when people who choose to be an asshole use autism as a get out of jail free card for their behavior. Autism does not excuse the refusal to learn.

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my sibling has autism. my parents have always explained to them how some things they say can come off as rude and how to rephrase to have their message come across in a more polite way. i think people who use autism as an excuse probably also have parents who said it was okay to use it as an excuse :/

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Absolutely, also most people with autism that know they are unintentionally being rude will APOLOGIZE and take accountability not just “i’m literally autistic” because that doesn’t make it okay to disrespect people. I knew a girl that she would cuss people out, push boundaries, purposely give people rude stares but the second they said something back she would start crying and saying she’s autistic. Like yes it can happen, but you are clearly doing it on purpose and just using it as an excuse.

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I don’t exactly agree with this bc there’s a difference between being rude and being a complete dick

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I understand what you’re trying to say but I feel as if this could be worded better.

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