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layla87
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12 Feb 2012, 3:15 pm

It depends what you consider bullying.

I never bullied kids like an NT, I never went out looking for trouble, but I was labled as a bully in grade 7 becuase my honestly and lack of ability to fit in well with NT kids, some of them thought I was mean. I had no problem saying someone is fat, for example (only at that time I was stating a fact and not to be mean) so people though that was mean



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12 Feb 2012, 3:20 pm

That's what I find so ironic. I have been bullied for my own AS traits by another aspie. Someone else told me it's called a pecking order. I have heard of another person who also bullies people for their autistic traits he has himself and I asked why would someone do that and I got told maybe because he gets bullied for it so he does it to others and I said "Oh the pecking order."



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12 Feb 2012, 8:13 pm

I can't see how its possible to bullying people into liking you. I hope I never bullied anyone while I was at school.



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12 Feb 2012, 8:22 pm

I tried the bully thing because I was so desperate to be in with the popular kids, including bullying another aspie. I was crap at picking on people though and just made people go "wtf???" so I gave up and made friends with the aspie guy.


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12 Feb 2012, 8:58 pm

I thought your post was titled "Autistic Bullets". I really should wear my glasses more often, haha.

Anyway, on to topic:

I don't think we (you included, OP) have enough information to figure out whether this bully may be on the spectrum. You'd need to get more in his head, I think.

However, I can tell you that plenty of people on the spectrum have been in relationships. I've been in multiple, myself, with both genders. Just because someone has AS does not mean they cannot be in a relationship. We just might have some difficulties, is all. Or, perhaps our quirkiness attracts some people to us.



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12 Feb 2012, 10:01 pm

The only bully I have ever had in high school is mentally handicapped. Most of the other mentally handicapped students are fine, just not her. I haven't been bulled by a lot of other people.



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13 Feb 2012, 3:04 am

MissConstrue wrote:
Aspies, autistics, NTs, they're all capable of bullying and are at times bullying. The only reason why people bring a lot of aspies and autistics being bullied is because of course some will stand out with their lack of social skills hence cliques and people to protect them not to mention the peer talk to retort or fit in with the rest their age or older.


Good point, malice, acts of inhumanity and brutality aren't exclusive to people that aren't on the spectrum, people on the spectrum aren't always innocent naive angels. Being on the spectrum doesn't define the choices we make or how we choose to treat others.