Today when we were entering a coffee shop, a man pushed past her on his way out, and she said something like, "Wow ok wtf, try having some manners," really loud. Someone came back inside right afterward and said, "Sorry about that; he's autistic and doesn't know what he's doing sometimes," and that should have ended it... but my mother never likes being wrong, so she said, "Well whatever, that's not a reason to be rude." The thing is, my mom is older, and is tired of men constantly pushing past her because she's "invisible" to them. I've seen it happen - but this time there was obviously a reason. So while I get her point of view, she should have just stepped back and apologized herself, buuuuut she didn't. ANYWAY, to the man who tried to apologize for the autistic man's *apparent* rudeness, I'd like to apologize for my mother's ACTUAL rudeness. I'm really sorry. I wish I could have said that to you in person, but I had to talk her off the ledge afterward. She's probably more of a liability than your autistic friend will ever be. IN ANY CASE, be patient with people, people! Common consideration literally costs you nothing.