High Functioning Autistic Man

the high functioning autistic man, who has average intelligence and no outwardly unusual characteristics, watching as everyone around him treats him like he is 5 years old (they know about his diagnosis)

Patrick Bateman stares blankly while the caption describes a high-functioning autistic man being treated like a five-year-old because people know his diagnosis. The joke criticizes infantilizing assumptions about autistic people and uses Bateman’s emotionless expression as a reaction to the absurd situation. EN: Patrick Bateman stares blankly while the caption describes a high-functioning autistic man being treated like a five-year-old because people know his diagnosis. The joke criticizes infantilizing assumptions about autistic people and uses Bateman’s emotionless expression as a reaction to the absurd situation.

• @eternalclassic / 43545 2023-12-19