@27: So, I guess there is no need for doctors with that logic.

I think #27 was being sarcastic :)

You can't be "partly" autistic. You either are or you aren't. What I'm guessing you're trying to say is you have high-functioning autism, i.e. you're on the lighter end of the spectrum.

Is that like saying you're "kind of pregnant"?

sure. anyone can be partly anything thanks to Dr. Google. lol

Psychologically speaking everyone is on the autistic spectrum. Everyone just has it at varying degrees.

#38 is completely right. It's actually a good way to discuss it to kids who dont understand autism as well, especially if they are notably on the spectrum. Makes them feel a bit less alienated.

Probably doesn't make for a civilized classroom discussion.

If she's always like this, then where does civilized come into play?

Civilized comes into play when two wrongs don't make a right.

Wouldn't call them a social justice warrior, there's no social justice in what they've said.

Think they were using SJW in the sarcastic way used to refer to people who pretend to be advocating for a cause for altruistic reasons, but are really doing it for personal gain of some kind. Usually the personal gain is that they use their 'cause' as a way to justify mistreating and slamming other people in order to artificially inflate their sense of self worth.