What is it that makes them treat autistic people like shit?

[Anonymous]

This has happened in my professional life and my romantic life is there things that we do that people feel we can just be used as punching bags

[AmandaYVR]

Autistic people have difficulties reading behaviour, facial expressions, body language, and in language, things like more subtle word choices and subtext. Social cues are not as readily read. They don't like all the social nuance that society and others seem to require. It's frustrating to them. All people have to deal with these things, and don't enjoy it, feeling like we have to cater to others' sensitivities, but with autistics' lack of understanding compounding this, it is particularly troublesome and problematic.

Also, autistic people tend not to lie, or to like to lie. They are 'straight shooters'. They want to be direct and straightforward, and want others to be as well.

Could these be playing a part in your experiences?

If an autistic person chooses to conceal that they are this, others may read their behaviour as being personality, and more about choice than just a function of how their brain functions differently.

And then, yes, there are people who are nasty, and intolerant, abusive, aggressive, etc. etc., and they may not care why a person is the way they are, but chooses to exploit them. Many people are feeling that society is unjust nowadays, and to get a leg up on others is justified in their minds.

These are the things that come to mind.

I've personally chatted with three autistics on this site, and they've all been nothing but pleasant with me, so I have no beef with them or anyone with it. I've done research on it, watch documentaries, even, so I understand some of the differences, and even know that there are some advantages. But there are definitely people who are intolerant, unkind, and ignorant, yes. Though they might also afflict that on everyone, just generally. I'd look out for that, if I were you, try to see if it's generalized or specific to you. All humans need to fight the urge to personalize experiences. What happens to us hits much more deeply than in some theoretical way, or when someone else tells of their own hurdles and experiences.

[KittyKat90210]

There are just some awful people who don't get the fact that everyone has feelings. Sometimes I think people treat others badly because of their own insecurities and it makes them feel more powerful to put others down.

[HappyWoman34]

I’ve had the same things happen. Just rise above the urge to see yourself as a victim and rephrase that to; ‘I’ve just had a lot of random, bad luck;’ and try to meet more autistic people.

[TenderFantasy]

You probably just met true assholes or like what @Agape93 said.

[PBandJ_Nerd]

I have no clue, but I hate when people do that.

[Agape93]

Neurotypical people can't understand neurodivergent people.

[laly520]

people r often uneducated n too ignorant to learn
be any different from em n shit will happen