> Don’t assume anything about an autistic person. But yet the author describes herself as an "autist," so presumably the author does believe we can make some r

> Don’t assume anything about an autistic person. But yet the author describes herself as an "autist," so presumably the author does believe we can make some reasonable assumptions about what being autistic means -- what would be the point of using that label otherwise? I think the point here is that some of one's assumptions will be wrong and that you should flexibly adapt rather than stick with your initial assumptions? I would agree with that.