Discrimination against autistic people

Discrimination against autistic people involves any form of discrimination, persecution, or oppression against autistic people. Autistic people face discrimination of various kinds, both directly and indirectly, extending into a variety of settings such as the professional, educational and clinical. Such discrimination is often initiated after other people identify the autistic person as being different from themselves, which may occur very quickly. Discrimination oftentimes presents together with associated phenomena, such as violence, assault, and social exclusion. Discrimination against autistic people is also considered a form of ableism.

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