Using "autistic" as a derogatory term; please don't

[VGPolyglot]

Azuren said:

VGPolyglot said:

OK, so why not just call them by more specific adjectives? Asocial, narcissistic/arrogant, rageful?

Because Autistic covers all those points.

 

"Dripping with autism"

Or

"Dripping with anti-social tendencies, an egotistical personality, and unchecked rage"

 

One is better for padding a book. The other is better for making a quick point.

Well, it works well with stereotypes of how autistic people are expected to act I guess. Just like how my aunt calls unmowed lawns "niggery", a family friend calls a deed to the house a "nigger's will" and how my uncle calls jerry-rigging "nigger-rigging", the fact of the matter is that it is using an innate trait as a negative term.