Are there any truly anti-autistic people out there?

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I can't think of anyone I've come across who was truly and bigoted against autistic people while fully knowing what autism is in the same way I've known people who were bigoted against racial or ethnic groups, women, men, Jews, Muslims, Christians, atheists, or LGBT. I've known people all my life who were ignorant and misunderstanding of autistic people, most of whom didn't know myself or others were autistic, and the worst case being a person who thought autism and sociopathy were the same thing. But has anyone known anyone who hated autistic people in the same way white supremacists hate minorities?

I think there's definitely a segment of people who want autism to go away. Also some people don't believe it's real.

My mum's one such example. It sucks.

Yea, just go on youtube comments and pre-pubescent loser comment sections and see how many people label those they dislike as being "autistic". It's not insulting though because I've realized that there's a lack of understanding on their part, and that I TRULY know what the definition of autistic is.

I've never known any such people myself (luckily), but sadly enough, people like that do exist. For an example, see the post directly above me.

Autistic people are not necessarily recognizable as autistic on first glance. High functioning ones might pass as just weird and others will be seen as disabled but people won't necessarily know what kind of disability they have. Many people are hardly aware autism exists.

I guess that's the reason why fewer people openly hate on autistic people than on racial minorities, sexual orientations or the opposite gender. They're simply less aware of the existence of autistic people.

But that's changing as people become more aware of autism. When I was in school no one ever mentioned the word 'autism' except when we had to read 'The curious incident of the dog in the nighttime'. And even then no one would have called anyone else autistic, let alone considered that people who actually are autistic might be in the same school as them. I'm out of school for five years and now 'autistic' is a common insult in schools.

I think "Trigger Warnings" are way overused but this is not the case for what follows. You have been warned. Those who do venture on should be aware I am answering the OP's question not saying most people feel this way.

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