Why do people make fun of autistics?
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It's difficult for some people to realize the circumstances of being handicapped. Just feel sorry for their lack of maturity and brains.
I don't & I cannot stand it when anyone makes fun of someone that is mentally challenged.
it is not a funny subject to me.
Probably because they feel inadequate in some way. They suffer from low self-worth. These people have issues, and I feel sorry for them that making fun of mentally challenged people makes them somehow feel better.
If you see someone doing this you could say something like, "Wow, why would you make fun of him?" or "Is that really necessary?" or "There must be something wrong with YOU to make fun of someone like that."
it really is horrible. it is so sad to think that anyone could be so low to make fun of them. they have the hardest lives. people do it becuase they are low and have no moral ethics. its really sad.
A lot of them do because they don;t understand it and when they see someone different that;s what they do is to make fun and tease them ,,They do this for lots of things from aids to mongolism and all above and more.When they were younger the parents should of told them ; like i tell my 10ys son' that some people are different but they are still men and women and boys and girls .That we should respect them and help them if we can; like open the door when you see a wheelchair coming ect... I see parents at the malls laughing at obese people little people and people with deformities; when they should just act like there regular people like everyone else... the people that make fun and laugh are the ones with the problems ; not the ones that may be a little different than our selfs.. lol
For much the same reasons that anyone makes fun of anyone vulnerable. Usually, it's mostly fear.
A lot of people are very much afraid that whatever they see, inside themselves, as disabled, different, or vulnerable in any way. When they see those qualities in others, especially when it is a dramatic example of it, they react from their fear. They want to convince the world, and more importantly themselves, of how strong they are. How much they are NOT like what they are seeing. So they make fun or abuse in some way.
None of us like to be reminded of our own mortality/weakness. But those among us that are most genuinely self-confident and self-aware are generally able to react with kindness. With an open mind. Because they do not feel threatened.
Also, when someone is abused by someone stronger than they are, they often turn around and abuse someone they perceive as weaker than themself.
None of that is an excuse. Nor does it make it any easier to deal with, either for the one getting made fun of or someone watching it. Sometimes it just seems like the human race should be able to do better.
Well to answer, first let me say that the Autism spectrum has a wide range. First, there are what I believe are called non-verbal Autistics; where they don't (or hardly) acknowledge other people, speak and interact on a functional level, repeat strange sounds and phrases over and over again, have an unusual gait and move in a unique fashion that looks clumsy. These people are often mistaken for being retarded and it is just plain sick and wrong to make fun of people at intense stage of Autism, especially for how vulnerable they are.
Then there is the other end of the Autism spectrum, which is normal to high-functioning Autism called Asperger's Syndrome. When I say normal to high-functioning I mean intellectually and academically not socially. In fact, I know a little about this myself for I have Asperger's Syndrome.
Autism across the spectrum represents social impairment.
As an Aspie let my lists some of my traits that have helped get me made fun of (though it's not right).
1. I like many Aspies, avoid face to face contact or eye contact when engaging other people. I myself find face to face threatening, though I am not actually scared of the person and have to force myself to maintain eye contact. Not making eye contact can also make a person look weak.
2. Motion pleasure; without even knowing it, I will find myself rocking side to side or engaged in some other rhythmic type motion, which does provide some stimulation for me. However for someone who is no longer a child, rocking back and forth does look silly.
3. Social cues; flat out I lack common sense and have to learn common knowledge intellectually instead of intuitively. This is a factor that many with Autism face. Without knowing 'the right thing to say' in most social situations, I can come off as awkward and clumsy, making myself a possible target for ridicule.
4. Quite and withdrawn; the quite ones get it a lot.
Another factor regarding Aspies is that some of them don't know they have a form of Autism yet and it's not readily apprent when some does, so they can come of as just being eccentric or weird without anyone knowing they may be suffering from a developmental disability.
I know it was a long answer but I do thank you for asking a question that can help me and others to relate.
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