Why does my aunt say things like this?

When she knows full well I have issues myself…
My mum was talking about someone to her and she said he’s like that cos he must be autistic. This guy on the news did something " he must be autistic " she knows full well I am too so why does she have to use those terms to describe evil people.

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My partner said he wants nothing to do with her because he thinks she’s deliberately saying those things cos she knows I have it too.

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Its strange bc my dad was really cool but he said he threw a guy with sz down the stairs when he was in hospital but i think it was some junkie trying to steal tobacco.

I kind of thought i didn’t want to bother my dad or anyone with my illness bc i could end up being thrown down the stairs myself or worse, it scared me but i took it as a warning,

I would never hurt anyone on purpose, 5 yrs later i was re-diagnosed anyway but i still think i have underlying sz, i am glad my Dad said this to me in hindsight as much as it may seem strange.

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She clearly is clueless about what mental health and autism means … I just don’t know how to get her to think differently so I’ll just leave her to make those ignorant comments.