pensieve wrote:
The reason I'm making this clan is because I hide my autism or any other condition I'm living with from other gamers. They use 'autistic' as an insult and really don't much about it. I even keep my gender a secret. There are some parts of the gaming community where I don't feel welcome at all.
I wouldnt worry about that bit too much to be honest. It's not that they dont know much about it; it's that they literally dont know ANYTHING about it. As in, they dont actually know what it is. It's just the popular word to use on the internet right now, so it's repeated over and over and over because people are too bloody stupid to come up with something new.
I typically just point out what my condition is if I see the need, and if someone doesnt like it, they can shove off, really. Chances are someone like that is A: not very bright, and B: would be a detriment in a group anyway.
Besides, even if it wasnt for that, alot of them would STILL throw insults your way even if they have to make something up. They do this to EVERYONE. In any multiplayer game. It's best to just ignore the stupid twits that say things like that.
I dont play the game myself (cannot use a controller for an FPS, just cant, need a mouse), but I thought I'd chime in on that bit anyway since that one's often a sticking point when it comes to online gaming.