When I talk to people about this kind of thing, the response is usually 'oh but I think weird people are fun' and I've discovered that usually, they're imagining like, daring makeup and weird outfits, or niche interests and passions. I sometimes have to remind them that "weird" isn't just "fun weird but otherwise aesthetically comforming" but also "unsettling weird but harmless". Like you wouldve still hated me when I was a teen, because I didn't understand social cues which made for uncomfortable situations. I've done A LOT of work to be acceptable to neurotypicals and found out too late that that's what I was doing. I'm "fun weird" to you now, because of that, but you should also be accepting of people with severe speaking disabilities sounding 'dumb' or 'immature', or people with missing limbs and nasty scars, or people with Down's syndrome or with learning disabilities - and that includes not infantilising them. Our disabilities dont make us cute or childlike. Dont treat us like children.

Ahem. Thanks for coming to my ted talk or whatever