"I'm Not Ignoring You, I Have Autism"

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Amazing! Support everything you say there 100%

I would prefer to wear one which says "I'm ignoring you, and I have Autism."

Point taken. If signs or badges work for you then good, but not my sort of thing.

Personally, if I were to do that, then people would just assume that I was trying to be funny and confront me about it.

Then again, I don't get followed around in grocery/department stores. Apparently, I'm not giving off "theif/weirdo" vibes.

They don't fire people for that. They make their lives hell, surround them with intolerable circumstances, then fire them for being unreliable or absenteeism or something.

I am sorry that store staff follow you.!? I am glad you did have a good experiance.

Ha. I was thinking that; what if you are ignoring them? I usually do, but I think that's more of my personality.

I am worried about it backfiring but so far it's a definite improvement. I think if you're 22 you've had training, but I'm 59 and just plain weird. Maybe I spook people and they're relieved to find an explanation.

Myself, I try not to show anything about me based on my appearance alone. That's why I wear 'neat' clothes that have no text or image.

arrgh! too many quotes!
Then if it hasn't backfired, I say go for it Claradoon

Autism has me topic

I just want to learn to give people dirty looks when they say nasty things to me.

Yeah, and next you can wear a yellow badge and be like the jews, see how fast your rights really will be gone, as well as what little respect people will have for you.

Uuhmm...quite honestly, who ever told you that your avatar is a swastika....lied too you.

Its a confederate flag, I know what it ia...just bc my quote sounds german, translate it'll make sense then...if i was a nazi i'd support the marking of genetic anomalies, I am against it, the moment you start marking yourself diff from the majority you put yourself at risk of persecution, why would you want people to know you are an anomalie, so they can treat you like a "special person" where is your respect, or they can just discriminate against you, nothing good will come from telling people you are autistic.

Absolutely Negative...
Positively arrogant attitudes towards any stereotype can expect a negative reception. I am not responsible for the hatred others attempt to apply towards me. I am not responsible for what I am, nor am I responsible for when or how I got here in the first place. Those who attempt to blame me for their own emotions have a rude awakening coming their way. I am quite passionate about honesty and deception, this certainly is not a politically correct outlook on life, but it is me regardless of the acceptance or lack of by others. What I am responsible for is what I have and what I will become.

Negative political hype would have society believe that autism is a bad thing, like it is a limitation of human potential. I wholeheartedly disagree, in the opposite direction actually. Autistic characteristics are discriminated against by those whom have ran of directions to point their hatred. The autistic people that I do know, are more like an advancement in human evolution, not a limited version of it.

Though I may be limited in some areas, the others have no limits, other than social prejudice through preconceived ignorance. If I keep my mouth shut, like I am supposed to do according to their rules, then of course they win. However, I do refuse to be slandered and put down as the burden of society, truth is, I help others more than most, I don't charge those who cannot afford it and I don't put anybody down until they have attacked me more than once. Most aspies I know share these basic principles towards society as a whole, not any particular division thereof. So if the rest of the world more more like the majority of us as far as humanitarian principles go, the world would infinitely be a better place, Not the other way around.

Go ahead then just walk up and tell ten strangers you are autistic, if you think they are being nicer bc they are good people you are wrong, they are assuming you are "special as in ret*d", they don't care if its called aspergers or whatever, all they hear is autistic and assume you are stupid...its your loss if you insist on telling strangers more then they need to know.