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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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  • I think that sometimes people who are narcissistic or sociopathic claim to be autistic and blame their behaviour on it. Or maybe they're just neurotypical and don't want to take blame for something they have done (the old "we're all a bit autistic" trope)

    In my experience of conversing with autistic adults on here and the autistic people I've seen in TV documentaries, autistic people have a strong moral code and try to do what is right. If other people or environments cause them stress and they melt down or shut down, that's not bad behaviour - it's just a reaction to stimuli.

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