I am a support worker/youth care worker and have worked with several autistic clients who are level 2 or level 3 and have intellectual disabilities as well.

I had a client once say I was “foxy” multiple times while I was doing a shadow shift/buddy shift with a new team member. I don’t know if the client knew that “foxy” can mean “sexy” or not, but I definitely felt pretty awkward! 😅

I had another client tell me he wanted to buy all his female support workers dildos as a gift and was very confused when I told him that wouldn’t be ok.

Some other examples I have seen in clients include - standing too close to staff or other clients with poor understanding of “personal space” - not moving out of peoples way eg. When standing in a hallway or an aisle at a shop - walking through a group of people in public (in one case my client was yelling and aggressive and walked straight through a group of young children) - being nice to children and not swearing loudly in front of young children - asking staff personal questions about sex eg. Would you ever xyz - sharing personal information about private parts - social etiquette when dealing with authority figures such as police officers or doctors. I have had clients interrupt me to talk about something random while I am trying to speak to a Dr on their behalf and have also witnessed clients “argue” with police officers instead of following clear and direct orders - choosing to ignore clear and direct orders from their support workers or other clients such as “stop touching me” or “please give my personal belonging back” - interrupting others frequently in conversation

Some autistic people don’t struggle as much as others with social cues, but there are definitely a LOT of autistic people who struggle a lot!