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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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  • There's a difference between a reason or excuse. Excuse implies you know what you are doing.  I suspect the vast majority of behaviours people around us (AND ourselves) may find "challenging" are things which cannot be helped due to the facets which make up the "triad of impairments". Being interrupted during flow; mis-interpreted communication; processing delays in thought, language, feeling and environment; too much input; executive function difficulties; difficulty regulating....the list goes on as to reasons for certain behaviours.

    I'm completely out of the loop as to social media, famous people and if anyone is using it as an excuse so in my world it comes down to the understanding of those around me but most importantly myself. Tune others out who are not in my immediate circle.

    It's also worth bearing in mind, some people do not know they are autistic but display "bad behaviours". I wonder where these people fit into it all. There's also children and adults with additional needs who may display more or differently challenging behaviour to those who are "high functioning" and safety is paramount.

    I think at the end of the day, you know if you're being a  k n o b on purpose or not.

    Edit - sometimes I know I am being one, but it isnt on purpose. If I could not be one at that given time I'd probably choose not to be.

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  • There's a difference between a reason or excuse. Excuse implies you know what you are doing.  I suspect the vast majority of behaviours people around us (AND ourselves) may find "challenging" are things which cannot be helped due to the facets which make up the "triad of impairments". Being interrupted during flow; mis-interpreted communication; processing delays in thought, language, feeling and environment; too much input; executive function difficulties; difficulty regulating....the list goes on as to reasons for certain behaviours.

    I'm completely out of the loop as to social media, famous people and if anyone is using it as an excuse so in my world it comes down to the understanding of those around me but most importantly myself. Tune others out who are not in my immediate circle.

    It's also worth bearing in mind, some people do not know they are autistic but display "bad behaviours". I wonder where these people fit into it all. There's also children and adults with additional needs who may display more or differently challenging behaviour to those who are "high functioning" and safety is paramount.

    I think at the end of the day, you know if you're being a  k n o b on purpose or not.

    Edit - sometimes I know I am being one, but it isnt on purpose. If I could not be one at that given time I'd probably choose not to be.

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