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

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Aeolus451 said:

HomokHarcos said:

I just don't understand how somebody can use austistic as an insult and not look down on people with autism. Just like I don't think somebody can use gay as an insult and not be a homophobe.

That's because you're taking it as literally as possible to where it's offensive regardless of context. Context matters more than the word itself. Also, people are more than able to disassociate a word from its original meaning to mean something else. Take your use of homophobe as an example of that. 😽

In what context does autistic not mean autistic? Like are there seriously people that use that word that don't know what autism is?