beleza pura

my point is: most of the time, the problem with being autistic are the people around us, not the autism itself

case in point: op’s autism wasn’t a problem when they were hanging out with their friends

the problem is always other people, isnt it?

anyway, i hope youre able to get the hell out of that house eventually

do you have any numbers on that?

cool story, but is there any data that corroborates that? i’m genuinely asking

it is really concerning to see most commenters taking the claim that autistic people are more likely to commit crime at face value, not only doing so without any data to back it up, but also unaware (or willfully ignorant) that the data says otherwise: autistic people are more likely to be victims of violent crime than allistic people. this is a dangerous narrative fueled by preexisting hatred of neurodivergent people that only serves to further marginalize us.

this kind of narrative is unfortunately the expected anywhere else, but seeing it play out in a forum specifically about autism is particularly upsetting. if you’re neurotypical and you’re spreading this here, kindly go fuck yourself (also go look for actual data, not biased anecdotes by sensationalist media); if you’re autistic, though, please please please do not believe this shit, you are the vulnerable side of autism, not the people around you.

I do believe that some traits of Autism could lead to a higher chance to commit some crimes

i’m not sure about that, though. iirc neurodivergent people (including autists) are more likely to be victims of violent crime than neurotypicals