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Is autism an excuse for bad behaviour?

Autistic Not Alien

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I think using autism as an excuse for bad behaviour is itself very naughty. When famous people do this, it harms autistic people because it implies that autism is a bad thing. Autistic people have enough difficulty gaining acceptance and understanding in this world – the ‘autism made me do it’ excuse makes advocacy and survival even harder. I've just posted a video about this [content removed by Moderator due to breaches of the online community rules and guidelines].

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  • This question hinges entirely on one's definition of what "bad behaviour" is.  I haven't got spoons to expand.

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    Unknown said:
    This question hinges entirely on one's definition of what "bad behaviour" is.

    This is key.

    Society may think that us avoiding social contact, being terrible in conversations and wearing headphones in loud environments are all bad behaviour and are all clearly related to autistic traits.

    Breaking laws and reglations because we don't think they are correct (think strong moral compass disagreeing with the rules) is also bad behaviour and should be considered as such.

    Defining where "bad" ends and "free choice" begins is going to be essential for a meaningful conversation.

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  • in reply to Deleted User
    Unknown said:
    This question hinges entirely on one's definition of what "bad behaviour" is.

    This is key.

    Society may think that us avoiding social contact, being terrible in conversations and wearing headphones in loud environments are all bad behaviour and are all clearly related to autistic traits.

    Breaking laws and reglations because we don't think they are correct (think strong moral compass disagreeing with the rules) is also bad behaviour and should be considered as such.

    Defining where "bad" ends and "free choice" begins is going to be essential for a meaningful conversation.

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