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The original was posted on /r/autism by /u/nuwanda_ell on 2026-08-13 12:36:20+00:00.

so canon event for most autistic people (me included) is being called weird, being bullied for being weird, and honestly being weird. my special interests have been called weird, the way my brain works has been called weird, many parts of me have. so now im seeing on tiktok people saying "dont let your kids be weird" and lots of these are former weird kids, and i just wanna know how people feel about that. i think theres different ways to look at it based on the definition of weird they're talking about. i agree with it, if weird is meaning behaviour that can lead to something worse, making people uncomfortable, socially disruptive and unacceptable (NOT TALKING AB STIMMING BTW), and harmful. i think if a kid is saying concerning things, joking or not, if a kid is making everyone around them uncomfortable, it's important to inform them with love and an open mind and arms why that behaviour isn't ok, and try and help. but some people are seeing weird as just anything that could be deemed weird overall, like being alternative, a furry, lgbtq+, overweight (not calling these things weird just saying society deems them as it), basically anything that society bullys people for, and this is the part i dont agree with. if i ever have kids, they will ALWAYS be allowed to be individuals, like what they like, love who they love, look how they want to. i will only intervene is harm is caused or people are getting uncomfortable.

edit: JUST WANNA MAKE IT CLEAR i dont agree with this statement as an overall "weird is bad" thing, i only agree with the parts saying that "weird" is behaviour that is harming people or making people feel uneasy and uncomfortable. for exmaple, a girl in my old class would get too touchy and close, say VERY innapropriate weird things, and in the future if she keeps doing that it could def pose as a problem.