Reddit Sides With Autistic Teenager Who Called His Mom Ableist Because Of Her Sarcastic Remarks

The mom knew well that her son's autism makes him bad at handling sarcasm, but she made a sarcastic comment anyway.

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• Published in Interesting
• November 21, 2022

Thank As any parent knows, raising a child is no easy feat. There are endless decisions to be made, and plenty of challenges along the way.

However, few parents have to face the challenges of raising an autistic child. Autism spectrum disorder is a complex condition that can make social interaction and communication difficult.

As a result, autistic children often require special care and understanding. One of the most important things that parents of autistic children can do is to educate themselves about the condition.

With a better understanding of autism, parents can be more patient and understanding with their children. They can also learn how to better communicate with them and provide the support they need to thrive.

Additionally, educating others about autism can help to break down the barriers that exist for autistic people. Still, there are parents out there who lack empathy toward their children on the spectrum.

A teenager on the spectrum recently shared about his mother's absurd behavior. This mom is fully aware that her son doesn't do well with sarcastic comments.

Yet, she says something insensitive, to which the original poster responded in anger. He even called his mom an ableist.

Now, he's wondering if getting upset over his mom's sarcastic statement was wrong. He consulted the "Am I The A**hole?" (AITA) subreddit about it.

An autistic teenager shares how he got into a fight with his mom.

To add insult to injury, the original poster's (OP's) sister started bullying him.

This user went through the same experience. Their mother was also as abusive as the OP's.

It does look like it.

For this user, the mother is worse than an ableist.

Sadly, not a lot of parents don't make an effort to understand their autistic children.

What kind of mother is this?

How can this mom be cruel to her own son.

The OP isn't alone.

Nothing's wrong with communicating how he feels.

Once he becomes an adult, he can get out of this abusive home.

Moving out, really, is the only way out of this situation.

All the mother and the sister needed was to understand and accept him.

This mother isn't providing what his son needs.

It's hard for the OP to be out in the public. It's not like he's enslaving his family members.

Most people agree that the OP isn't wrong to be upset.

He only tried to explain how his thoughts work. His family refused to listen.

No family member deserves to feel like a burden.

It wouldn't be surprising if autistic kids with cruel parents run far, far away.

There are jokes that people on the spectrum can handle.

They're toxic indeed.

It’s pretty clear that the OP’s mom is doing a terrible job at parenting. Unfortunately, there are other parents out there who are just as cruel to their autistic children.

The OP’s story is a cautionary tale about what can happen when parents don’t accept and love their children for who they are. As the other users have said, they've drifted apart from their parents and their connection is almost like a relationship with a stranger.

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