i mean the point of language is to communicate, saying "i have autism" is usually done to give context to someone's behavior or how to interact with them (thoug

i mean the point of language is to communicate, saying "i have autism" is usually done to give context to someone's behavior or how to interact with them (though obviously autism is very different person to person). i think this is a tricky conversation because someone could argue the "stolen valor" of autism might cause issues when someone says they have autism, but doesn't, and then the person interacting with them uses it as a learning experience in how to interact with autistic people in the future. however i'm not really sure this holds up as a decent argument, because as it's said all the time and i said earlier, you can't make assumptions about how to interact best with any given person who has autism. you have to ask, "is there anything i can do to make you comfortable or help?", if it's appropriate to do so, and see what they in particular need.