Do You Think The South Is Bigoted Towards Aspies?

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I'm from the South, and I guess it would be, to an extent.

The South tends to be more friendly, such as saying 'hi' to strangers, and other upfront social interaction with anyone
I don't feel as if most people on the spectrum, especially if they're up North, I suppose. I don't think I've knowingly actually met anyone on the ASD from up North (Never been north of North Carolina/Tennessee, never been west of Texas)


I've learned this over the years, and I don't this is quite as excessive as some people think with the friendliness, especially in Florida. Don't be mistaken, I live Georgia, and it still happens. I've learned to deal with it, but I don't get that much 'Hi, how are ya?'; s some may think. I wonder if it's because of my race.....


It's seems as if most people from the North come off as smug, arrogant, by the way they speak, and teasing the Southern dialect, such as ya'll (which I feel is used more Nationwide than you think), or 'fixin' instead of about, etc.

I would like to think I can tell the difference between someone who's being an a--hole or that they can't help it, as some people from up North seem to act like superior of us Southerners because of Southern stereotypes of intelligence, etc; because there are other indicators besides that that would indicate if they are on the Spectrum.

I was actually watching something on History Channel during the week of Independence Day and they had a special on how different parts of the country speak. They were accurate on most things that I was knowledgeable of, though I don't know much about saying Coke instead Soda. I lived in Metro Atlanta (15 minutes away) I didn't hear that much at all. I just know they serve nothing but Coke Products in most of their restaurants.......

I've lived in the South my whole life, and while I freely-admit it's quite bigoted against many people (gays, blacks, scientists, people who pronounce "library" with both R's) I can't imagine it's noticeably MORE-bigoted toward Autistics than other regions- I hear of no great cultural liberal tolerance for Autistic thinking and ways of behaving in ANY place.

I agree with most all of the posts, however I think everyone treats aspies the same. Most of my friends don't see it, and others have just jumped to conclusions. Some of the south I feel is the same. Rather than accept social differences, I tend to be spurred into weird categories. There is always a lot for interpretation past the social elements of a society, and for the most part my experience has shown that there is a plethora of ignorance unjustified in its wave.