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The original was posted on /r/autism by /u/retro-petro on 2025-11-06 01:28:04+00:00.

I saw a post earlier today of a tweet comparing autistic people to cats and it was super infantilizing. And the thing is, this isn’t the first time I’ve seen a post about people comparing us to cats specifically. It pisses me off how so many people think we’re all cutesy that they feel the need to dehumanize us. These comparisons are incredibly degrading, and I wish people would stop. I’m not a cat. I’m not a bird. I’m a HUMAN.