Are autistics mean?

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I would tend to agree with you 100% Esmerelda. You and I seem to see eye-to-eye on many different points don't we?

I'm sorry that your life sounds like it had to be a pretty rough one as well as mine did, MagicMeerkat. You and I may have had similar upbringings unfortunately, along with many Autistics here. I also had a great deal of trouble getting along with NT kids because I also felt like I had to be mean, or at least on my guard, in order to protect myself. After a thousand bullyings later from NTs, you eventually develop a certain "I'm a mean person shield" around you. Or at least someone who demands respect and won't tolerate bullying anymore.

I think it's safe to say that many NTs tend to stay away from the mentally disabled in general, including Autistics, because those who are able to speak know that if they don't appear threatening then they'll get bullied by NTs. I know a great deal of mentally disabled people also because I grew up in a foster home and they were generally perceived as having bad attitudes or viewed as mean-spirited simply because they've been bullied by NTs so very often. They just got so sick of the bullying that they didn't want to be victimized by anyone anymore.

And like a dog who has been teased once too often, you eventually say to yourself "I'm not going to be bullied by anyone, anymore, ever again" and you attack first without even letting the other person speak once.

It's an unfortunate reality for the mentally disabled like us.

Last edited by xatrix26 on 06 Feb 2018, 11:34 pm, edited 1 time in total.

No, I don't think autistics are mean. I think we are all capable of being mean, even when not provoked. But I think most autistics want to be left alone, and will only do what they need to in order to be left alone. I also think that most autistics want to participate in social events in the world, but can't always find the ability to do so.

I'm sure your mom is wrong, and your not a mean person. Sounds like she was just being mean.

I wouldn't say that we're mean. I would say that we're very honest, direct and to the point. That's very different from being a real meanie.

My post was removed, I guess a mod thinks I am mean

Yet again, no one says anything