It's deceitful (though that's an awfully strong word), but I don't believe it's disrespectful. They'd not be asked to pretend they are a bot because they are te

It's deceitful (though that's an awfully strong word), but I don't believe it's disrespectful. They'd not be asked to pretend they are a bot because they are terrible people, but because of a anxiety disorder of the other person. Behaving differently than you normally would because of requirements of the recipient of your help is pretty normal.