I wonder if what I'm about to write is appropriate...
The cited article encapsulates neatly everything I don't like about...whatever should I call it..."Aspie Pride"?
The story-pictures included describe things that could have been said by any child. For the few who may not know of it, there has been (and likely will be again) either a segment within a show, or a stand-alone show, called "Kids Say the Darndest Things", or some variation of that. Humans aren't born with the capability to smoothly self-integrate into society. We are, ideally, though admittedly not universally, taught by our parents what to say and not to say, and why that is so.There are missteps along the way, and sometimes those missteps are funny, sometimes they are not.
Notice that those stories don't have a child indulging in racism, bigotry, or sexism? Imagine if we were being asked to excuse a child using the "N"-word; that wouldn't be very cute. And not at all excusable.
Yes, the word "appropriate" is a somewhat fluid, sometimes baffling one. That's not unusual with words and concepts. But at its core, it simply calls for me to attempt to consider how my actions or words will effect other people. That's it. Is that more difficult for some than others? Oh my goodness, yes.
However, I don't treat my diagnosis as a "get out of jail free" card. I would be mortified if I ever thought that any failure of mine in the attempt to get along with others was excused by "oh, he can't help it." I am not deficient. I am not somehow not-as-good-as. I hold myself to the same standards as I apply to others. What I have learned from my diagnosis is to treat my (and other's) failure to live up to certain ideals with even more patience and compassion than ever before.
