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Mingg
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I just saw a bumper sticker that said "My autistic child ignored your honor student"

I'm not sure how to interpret that as I'm not affected by autism at all but I can't find any positive message out of that. It just seems really arrogant and like it's trying to say autism is somehow superior to being an honors student. Thoughts on it?
May 26 2014 6:54PM
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op14
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shreddinthegnarrIt just seems really arrogant


This. No one cares if your child is autistic nor if they're an honors student.
May 26 2014 6:55PM
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Abu_Hajaar
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I am mildly autistic
May 26 2014 6:56PM
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LoathesRaisins
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My parent was inmate of the month at San Quentin Correctional Facility
May 26 2014 6:56PM
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Mingg
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mmccarthy14This. No one cares if your child is autistic nor if they're an honors student.


Yeah, why is that something to brag about? Okay you're child is autistic, and that's too bad but how is this relevant? Like I don't just understand. Haha I think it's a dumb sticker and I might be ignorant for saying that but I think it's dumb
May 26 2014 7:04PM
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op14
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shreddinthegnarrYeah, why is that something to brag about? Okay you're child is autistic, and that's too bad but how is this relevant? Like I don't just understand. Haha I think it's a dumb sticker and I might be ignorant for saying that but I think it's dumb


I think all bumper stickers like that are dumb. No one gives a fuck if your kids autistic nor does anyone give a fuck if your kid is an honor student. Why would anyone put something like that on their car? I don't think your ignorant for thinking that because I agree.
May 26 2014 7:07PM
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YouAllSuck
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Just seems to be a douchier version of the already douchy "my kid is an honors student sticker"
May 26 2014 7:22PM
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.CJ.
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I saw a sticker on a smart car that said "My smart car is smarter than your honor student." I was like BULL SHIT!
May 26 2014 7:23PM
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urbanjib
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shreddinthegnarrI just saw a bumper sticker that said "My autistic child ignored your honor student"

I'm not sure how to interpret that as I'm not affected by autism at all but I can't find any positive message out of that. It just seems really arrogant and like it's trying to say autism is somehow superior to being an honors student. Thoughts on it?


Its more of a pride thing. Like, having a child with Autism is something thats both difficult, and amazing at the same time. So many people bash, and talk down to people with mental retardations, that sometimes parents feel the need to take pride in the differences their child has. I have 2 autistic cousins, a neighbor, my sister is a special education teacher, whos long term boyfriends younger brother has autism.

And actually, some people who suffer with Autism, also exhibit Savant abilities with a variety of subjects, from art, to technology. My cousin has autism, but can program like any other person, to the extent where my uncle is developing a specialization college for children who are like this. Interest for the college currently ranges from IBM, to other big name tech companies.


So in the end, its just trying to show pride in a difficult situation for their child.
May 26 2014 7:27PM
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Mingg
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urbanjibIts more of a pride thing. Like, having a child with Autism is something thats both difficult, and amazing at the same time. So many people bash, and talk down to people with mental retardations, that sometimes parents feel the need to take pride in the differences their child has. I have 2 autistic cousins, a neighbor, my sister is a special education teacher, whos long term boyfriends younger brother has autism.

And actually, some people who suffer with Autism, also exhibit Savant abilities with a variety of subjects, from art, to technology. My cousin has autism, but can program like any other person, to the extent where my uncle is developing a specialization college for children who are like this. Interest for the college currently ranges from IBM, to other big name tech companies.


So in the end, its just trying to show pride in a difficult situation for their child.


While bashing another persons kid? Seems pretty hypocritical to me. If mental retardation is looked down on and they don't like it, what gives them the right to look down on an honor student?
May 26 2014 7:36PM
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saskskier
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shreddinthegnarrWhile bashing another persons kid? Seems pretty hypocritical to me. If mental retardation is looked down on and they don't like it, what gives them the right to look down on an honor student?


How is "ignored your kid" bashing?
May 26 2014 7:52PM
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Mingg
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saskskierHow is "ignored your kid" bashing?


It's not bashing them but it implies superiority, arrogance, and that autistic kids ignoring honor students is something admirable. That's what I got out of it. It just seems really hypocritical is all I'm trying to say.
May 26 2014 8:43PM
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urbanjib
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shreddinthegnarrIt's not bashing them but it implies superiority, arrogance, and that autistic kids ignoring honor students is something admirable. That's what I got out of it. It just seems really hypocritical is all I'm trying to say.


Its not bashing. Its not really superiority or arrogance either. Its having to explain to your kid that this sticker they see on SO many cars, will NEVER be applied to them. Imagine trying to explain to someone theyll never be able to become an honors student, because they are in specialized classes. Its so disheartening, and disappointing. Its like someone saying to you, you will NEVER goto college, because *blank*. I look at it in the same concept of Blue Collar Pride. Being prideful of who you are, and what you do.

Then again, that's just me
May 26 2014 8:54PM
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saskskier
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shreddinthegnarrIt's not bashing them but it implies superiority, arrogance, and that autistic kids ignoring honor students is something admirable. That's what I got out of it. It just seems really hypocritical is all I'm trying to say.


I don't anything hypocritical about it.

Basically the statement is "my child is autistic and doesn't care if your child is an honour student". That family has challenges many other families don't and they don't care if your kids are perfect.
May 26 2014 9:09PM
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Willgum
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Seems like a shitty attempt at humor
May 26 2014 9:13PM
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DIPED_IN_SAUCE
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This sounds a lot like my school's bumper stickers.

They show the school crest then read "every student is an honor student"

It's people trying to feel better about their lives being different.
May 26 2014 9:16PM
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Aomame
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DIPED_IN_SAUCEIt's people trying to feel better about their lives being different.


that's all it is.
May 26 2014 10:12PM
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.undetected
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urbanjibIts more of a pride thing. Like, having a child with Autism is something thats both difficult, and amazing at the same time. So many people bash, and talk down to people with mental retardations, that sometimes parents feel the need to take pride in the differences their child has. I have 2 autistic cousins, a neighbor, my sister is a special education teacher, whos long term boyfriends younger brother has autism.

And actually, some people who suffer with Autism, also exhibit Savant abilities with a variety of subjects, from art, to technology. My cousin has autism, but can program like any other person, to the extent where my uncle is developing a specialization college for children who are like this. Interest for the college currently ranges from IBM, to other big name tech companies.


So in the end, its just trying to show pride in a difficult situation for their child.


This. It is not trying to put down either side of the spectrum, just trying to make one side easier to bear with.
May 26 2014 10:14PM
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acualywasdolan
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Some autistic kids are smart but the majority arent. nothing worth bragging about.
But neither is being an honors student.
May 26 2014 10:17PM
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SFB
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yeah an autistic savant is very rare, in which they would be smarter than an honors kid in some aspect. but usually they struggle to to interact or show emotion. not really something to brag about.
May 26 2014 11:12PM
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Spinoza
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yeah that sounds pretty unnecessary.

this one also pisses me off. what kind of douche needs to put this on their car..


May 26 2014 11:15PM
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Mingg
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saskskierI don't anything hypocritical about it.

Basically the statement is "my child is autistic and doesn't care if your child is an honour student". That family has challenges many other families don't and they don't care if your kids are perfect.

Ohhhhhh. Okay gotcha. I took it as a kid with autism ignores the smart kid because he has autism and because of that he is above the smart kid. Well when you look at it that way it's a decent message. I don't think that needs to be on a bumper sticker but whatever
May 26 2014 11:34PM
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Dr.Dealgood
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Hahahaha 10/10
May 26 2014 11:43PM
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Mingg
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Hahahahahahaha then when an officer pulls you over and asks why your kid is duct taped to your bumper you could say you were just showing the world how smart/stupid/ugly whatever your kid is without a bumper sticker. You wouldn't get arrested or anything... Nahhhh lol
May 27 2014 12:02AM
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Mingg
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May 27 2014 12:04AM
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Mingg
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Nah you should do it
May 27 2014 12:05AM
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erikK
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Spinozayeah that sounds pretty unnecessary.

this one also pisses me off. what kind of douche needs to put this on their car..




Better than having a jesus fish
May 27 2014 12:09AM
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May 27 2014 12:23AM
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theabortionator
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erikKBetter than having a jesus fish


I have a jesus fish. Wanna fight about it?


Also to thread, pretty much all bumper stickers blow. The old election ones are the worst. Oh great, your tv told you to vote for obama, bush, clinton, bob dole, al gore, mccain, or whoever else.


Maybe 5% of bumper stickers are any good.
May 27 2014 12:45PM
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CaptainObvious.
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People care way too much about what shit other people put on their car. I want to get a bumper sticker shaped like a penis that says, "OP Sucks"
May 27 2014 12:50PM
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op14
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SFByeah an autistic savant is very rare, in which they would be smarter than an honors kid in some aspect. but usually they struggle to to interact or show emotion. not really something to brag about.


I suggest everyone listens to SFB's post here. Not only is it one of the few serious posts he's ever made, but he also has personal experience with this.
May 27 2014 12:53PM
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El_Barto.
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Autism causes mass shootings...lets ban autism
May 27 2014 12:59PM
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cool_name
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Spinozayeah that sounds pretty unnecessary.

this one also pisses me off. what kind of douche needs to put this on their car..




I saw one that was in that form, but with a tail instead of a fin and just said cat instead

Also the best bumper sticker I have seen was

"I dislexya
May 27 2014 1:04PM
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mski
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Its a play on the idea that in general, putting shitty bumper stickers on your car is a bad idea.
May 27 2014 1:08PM
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white+wolf
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It seems to me that the bumper sticker is drawing attention to the effects of autism. Their autistic child does not respond to social situations, so it seems to try and draw sympathy for autism by pointing out that, while you may have an honor student, my child can't effectively communicate with their peers.
May 27 2014 1:08PM
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.Hugo.
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TheSeaCaptainPeople care way too much about what shit other people put on their car. I want to get a bumper sticker shaped like a penis that says, "OP Sucks"


We chained and locked one of those ballsacks made to hang from a hitch onto my roommates truck... he was not amused
May 27 2014 1:23PM
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cool_name
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cool_nameI saw one that was in that form, but with a tail instead of a fin and just said cat instead

Also the best bumper sticker I have seen was

"I dislexya


Shit just noticed it cut me off it should say

I dislexya heart( not sure why the emoticon version didn't show up)
May 27 2014 1:28PM
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little1337
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This thread is retarded
May 27 2014 6:47PM
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Chewy.
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I work in a junior high school. I do a lot of work with kids with autism. I get that they're trying to make it a light hearted thing. But I also think it's super unnecessary. I know a few of my students that would be really hurt by somebody mocking their life. I'm sure it's not meant that way, but still.

To the savant comments, you'd be surprised how common it is. They might not all be computer programmers, but many of them have a crazy talent. One of my students is a seventh grade boy with severe autism and the best piano player I've ever met. He can sit on YouTube, watch somebody play a song three times and have it memorized. He can't read music, but he just memorizes the motions.
May 27 2014 11:18PM
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TheGreenBastard
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I had to deal with a bunch of parents with autistic kids at my old job. Sometimes it almost seems like the parents could possibly be the cause of the condition, like Munchhausen type shit, but its hard to understand the added stresses and responsibilities of raising a kid with autism. Some parents kill it, all of them have bad days. My opinion on that sticker though, that parent needs to rethink what the fuck they're communicating with that, you definitely don't win any sympathies for anything by calling out peoples theoretical kids.
May 28 2014 12:59PM
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gotti
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^HAAAAAAAAAAAA
May 31 2014 3:26PM
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ThundaKilla
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Spinozayeah that sounds pretty unnecessary.

this one also pisses me off. what kind of douche needs to put this on their car..




May 31 2014 5:53PM
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tichammich007
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An autistic child ignoring another is due to their lack of awareness of others. So it means that they don't pay any attention to an honor student or really any other student for that matter. Not that they don't notice people. But they tend to withdrawal in social settings so they focus mainly on dealing with sensory issues and their awkwardness, therefore not focusing dealing with their peers in general.
Dec 26 2014 1:25AM
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Wampire
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*SBCmingg*Hahahahahahaha then when an officer pulls you over and asks why your kid is duct taped to your bumper you could say you were just showing the world how smart/stupid/ugly whatever your kid is without a bumper sticker. You wouldn't get arrested or anything... Nahhhh lol


Lol that's almost as funny as the original joke!
Dec 26 2014 2:45AM
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RoofDaRoofieDogg
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You are reading too far into it. The sticker was most likely on your parents car from the looks of it.
Dec 26 2014 2:52AM
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Mingg
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why did you bump this?
Dec 26 2014 3:27AM
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Byron_tha_gr8
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i see you saw me driving
Dec 26 2014 4:22AM
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connecticunt
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Spinozayeah that sounds pretty unnecessary.

this one also pisses me off. what kind of douche needs to put this on their car..




I don't really have a side on the autism bumper sticker part. I volunteered a lot in my high school with some of the more special needs kids and they were fantastic to work with. I see how the bumper sticker could come off as being arrogant or just being proud of their kid.

But I used to have one of these on my car, I think it rustled someone's jimmies because I took a Panera run and when I came back out it was gone.

Dec 26 2014 7:51AM
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PeppermillReno
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Autism is cool. What isn't cool are jerkoff try hard kids who take the SAT's 10 times because they are dumb as fuck and have parents who will hate them if they don't get into an ivy league school and spend 5 hours a night doing homework making things much harder for other students who want to burn a blunt or play some Xbox after class to toe the line and get some OK grades.

Shithead kids with average intelligence who work really hard and are honor students suck ass and deserve mocking IMO. Autistic people are way cooler than these douches.
Dec 26 2014 8:26AM
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soulskier
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I doubt any parent with an autistic child would actually put that in their vehicle
Dec 26 2014 9:17AM
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DayMan
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PeppermillRenoAutism is cool. What isn't cool are jerkoff try hard kids who take the SAT's 10 times because they are dumb as fuck and have parents who will hate them if they don't get into an ivy league school and spend 5 hours a night doing homework making things much harder for other students who want to burn a blunt or play some Xbox after class to toe the line and get some OK grades.

Shithead kids with average intelligence who work really hard and are honor students suck ass and deserve mocking IMO. Autistic people are way cooler than these douches.


I would say that you sound like you have autism but that would be offensive to people who are autistic. You sound like a little shit who envies people who actually have motivation to work hard in school and will be much more successful than you later in life. Did you really just say that kids are douches for working hard and actually doing their homework, making you look bad for just wanting to smoke weed and play xbox after school? Jesus fucking christ.
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