One of the things that has stood out in my journey with autism is that the harmless but socially different behaviors of ASD people often get a much stronger disapproval & reaction from the public, than some of the really harmful things that people do to each other which society seems to find easier to brush under the carpet.
Having people in our lives with ASD means that whether we want to or not, we confront societies many rules & regulations on appropriate social behavior. My experience is that often people will react more strongly to a ASD person who repeats odd things or makes strange movements with their hands, more than they do to behaviors in society where people are really hurt by those behaviors.
The victimisation of those who behave a bit different to the norm, but hurt no one by their behavor is hard for me to understand. I have learnt with my son, because he is on the highest functioning end of the spectrum,
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