Why are many autistic men often labeled creepy by women?

[Anonymous]

So we get these hurtful labels based on certain behaviors we simply can’t help. We are friendly kind and loyal. Using two example from my personal experience eye contact it’s not that I’m shy but eye contact is simply hard for me being on the spectrum secondly facial expressions I often have a neutral facial expression that once again is something I can’t really control I could be happy and still have the same face

[noemiii]

Well, as an autistic female it’s almost always the social aspect why people react like that, but I do think women have it easier in society. Also, if you are more on the average to unattractive side people are a lot less forgiving of your personality traits, because attractive people with autism are labeled as “mysterious and aloof” everyone else is labeled as “creepy and off putting”

[Asker]

I honestly don’t know where I fall looks wise

[KostasKouvalis]

The problem with autistic people is things that are considered "inappropriate" to others, we see as normal. For example, I once had a girl start shouting at me for standing to close to her in line, but from MY perspective I was doing nothing wrong/creepy

[Unit1]

First time?

[jahaims]

Depending on where they are on the spectrum they have a hard time understanding social norms

[KostasKouvalis]

That's very accurate

[jahaims]

That's why I said it