perhaps i am a nerd and a hypocrite, but going to that convention taught me why i LOATHE and i fully mean LOATHE autists, it is repulsive to such a degree, my level of repulsion is further heightened when i fully understand why they act the way they do. the body language, the neuroticism, the way they talk the way they express with their face, their choice of words and the cadence, all of it i hate, i can tolerate it and perhaps learn to ignore it for the rest of the day, but those first few minutes of adapting are infuriating. if it wasn't for the artist corner/my sister wanting to go there, i wouldn't bother really