>>73132867that's not how autism works. the spectrum refers to the autism spectrum in our brains, which everyone has. in ppl who "have autism", the autism spectrum is out of order, hence autism spectrum disorder.
i may be splitting hairs, but it's important to establish meanings of certain terms in any convo.
anyways, whether he's an autist or not, we don't know if the rape threat was genuine or not. but better safe than sorry, so i hope OP left and sprinted to the nearest busy place and got help, as others have advised itt. her safety is several orders of magnitude more important than his feelings.
i have pretty lacking social skills due to my autism, but i know better than to THREATEN TO RAPE A WOMAN I'M HANGING OUT W/, ESPECIALLY IF SHE CAME ALONE. THERE IS NO EXCUSING THIS, DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
