What is YOUR definition of AUTIST. I researched it and can't come with anything POSITIVE.   "Someone who displays the characteristics, behaviours or attributes commonly associated with Asperger’s syndrome or autism. Synonymous with “sperg”.  https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Autist The singular form of autistic. Usually in reference to those who play sandbox games such as minecraft other than actual autistic peoples.  I have noticed people sometimes use the concept of autism in the context of 4chan and the culture of (mostly) guys who spend a lot of time on the Internet and rarely socialize with others in person. Some people describe themselves as being autistic. I'm sure that most use of the word in such contexts doesn't have to do with actual medical diagnoses of autism. How did the informal use of the concept of autism start, and what are its meanings nowadays?  It's mostly just an extreme half-jokingly way of saying you have poor social skills or ability to understand and participate efficiently in human interaction. Basically it's just a low-brow insult used to try and offend people over the internet. An equivalent analogy are those people that say they have OCD for making their bed every morning, for example." DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ANY KIND OF COMPLIMENT TO ME.