Topic: The term "autism" has been overused to the point that it no longer has meaning.

Anonymous A started this discussion 3 years ago #106,327

Just like "trolling" originally meant a specific method of enraging people on the internet now it just means anything that makes people mad. Now, autism just means "you don't like what I like" whereas it used to denote a clearly defined mental disorder.

Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 3 years ago, 9 minutes later[^] [v] #1,194,654

Yes, some people, probably sociopaths, use the word like that.

Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 3 years ago, 1 hour later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,194,705

Same with narcissist, it's meant to mean a mental disorder, my brother said I had it because I looked in the mirror more after my weight loss.

Meta !Sober//iZs joined in and replied with this 3 years ago, 2 hours later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,194,745

Language changes over time. "Trolling" and "autism" have as much meaning as they ever did, it's just now a different meaning.

Minichan