Some Non-Autistics are just plain hypocritical about the communication divide.

I just read a blog post that said Autistics need to get their stuff together. I'm assuming it means about the stimming and stuff, and the fact that we seem not to understand emotions. Well, this is what I have to say on the topic: both our kinds need to get it together. You can't empathize with anyone outside your non-Autistic branch of the human family, and the people in my area have the most difficulty making themselves understood.

In fact, one person had said, "I do not hold such view. Stimming and destructive behavior are not communication. An autistic does not communicate with anyone this way, not even with another autistic. These form a pathological behavior which has a neurological underpinning and it doesn't form a medium of information exchange - hence, no communication."

In reply, I say, "Yes, but how do you vocalize? By magic? Without nerves? Yelling when you drop a book on your toe is no better than hand flapping in reply. How do bees communicate? Motion. So those arm flappers that get the publisher's clearing house award have as much meaning as an autistic to you? They are like the Rosetta Stone. The "Greek" is written on their posture, their face, and coming out their mouths. It is "Greek" to us. But for the sake of the metaphor, your kind are like the linguists in the story. The Ancient Egyptian are the things their arms are doing. Our nonverbals speak it fluently. You speak and understand it to a negative percentage. You're only slightly capable with your own kind. I hate it. How can you claim any degree of empathy if you still get into misunderstandings and arguments with your own kind!