Getting called autistic in the workplace?
To be clear and upfront I have never been diagnosed nor have sought out an autism diagnosis. I am a structural engineer, and a little more blunt than a typical woman. I have worked two jobs now and at both jobs, I have been called autistic at both.
I understand this is also used as an insult amongst men commonly, but in the first case my coworker was kind enough to offer his unwarranted diagnosis upon me and in my current job I got read for "not reading social cues like an autistic". At this point, it's become a little of a sore spot for me and I just don't know how to process it necessarily. Is it just because this is a male dominated field? Am I not acting womanly enough for them? Idk this is lowkey starting to eat me up.
Also I don't know if I am actually autistic or not. That is not particularly relevant to me as I am living life comfortably, and have only ever recieved comments like this in the workplace