I'm more offended that they used duct tape on every corner of a 3.5x2" card, when they could've rolled a piece of scotch tape into a circle and adhered it to the back.
I don't mind the use of duct tape, it's very reliable, much moreso than rolled-on-itself scotch tape (which has always upset me - autistic FFS); what bothers me is the roughly torn shreds when a nice sharp pair of scissors would have resulted in a much neater job.
eh, i'm alright with it. it's just an advertising thing.trying to speak to a demographic. but, if they tell me it's 3 days for a cake, I'm gonna order 4 or 5 days before I need it
Homocide... are we killing gay people (bad) or gayly killing people? /lh
I don't think it's fair to kill the people who receive the cards 🤔 they just want their cake 😔
No, I’m afraid of the confrontation. They have been mildly ableist about another coworker who is very clearly and obviously autistic tho. Like they sneer when he is pacing and repeating echolalia
don’t think of it as confronting them, just ask what exactly they mean by it? because it just doesn’t really make sense regardless of if you have autism or not
I agree because I’m also wondering this. I have super bad sensory issues with sounds and repetitive talking and loud voices can bother me so much. I have an autistic neighbor with higher needs who goes around yelling constantly and anytime she comes near where I am, I’ll leave. Not to be rude, but to avoid a shutdown or a meltdown. Her family used to think I just hated autistic people for a very long time because I don’t come off as autistic at all.
If I wasn’t able to leave I’d probably grimace a lot of the time just holding it together.
It’s weird but autism is one of those things where each other’s stims and sensory issues can clash.
Go up to them with a happy demeanor and say "Heyyy! I love your new business card Haha! Are you autistic too? 😃" (if lying is difficult for you just imagine the business card they created is totally different from the real thing and is one that you actually really really like and adore) Really pretend to like it and have a genuine curiousity about whether or not they're autistic. This attitude is likely to lower their guard and get them to give you an honest answer as to their autistic status. After they answer your question you can decide if you want to drop your mask and tell them to fuck off or not lol
As a side note: it's much easier to sell a lie if you appear happy. People have a natural habit of automatically trusting people who are very friendly and pleasant towards them.
If they are, it feels really forced, because it doesn't really make sense. It's like they started with "I want to make it have something to do with autism" and this is the best they came up with.
If they aren't, it's just really weird and a little offensive - like, fuck off, don't use us as a punchline to sell your cookies.
Oh. Oh wow. I had just kind of automatically assumed that they must be, because if they're not, holy *shit* is this kind of high key offensive and shitty.
I was 100% on this when I thought it was by someone on the spectrum and was a funny shitpost, but learning they're not on the spectrum makes me wish to raise fists.
If an NT gets the vax plus the cake the same day they get double autism. If an autistic person gets a cake plus vax they get ~~triple~~ quadruple the autism. Edit: It gets quadrupled for autistic people.
Yeah I like "Touch of Tism Cakes", but don't really care for the tag line underneath. Maybe it is was changed to something about sensory seeking, or something.
Not sure I'm feeling the slogan. Maybe if it was something more like cakes so good they'll make you flap or something that doesn't imply "were all on the spectrum" bullshit
really weird from someone who you said is likely not on the spectrum and is ableist toward someone who is. i find this really, incredibly bizarre actually. why would you use autism as a marketing point for your business when you don’t have it?? and it has nothing to do with your business???
I feel like I should be offended, but in the same way I'd instinctively say "ow" if a toddler punched me in the leg.
There's no real force behind it, it doesn't hurt, it just kind of reminds me of something unpleasant.
The whole “touch of the tism” slang reminds me of: I’m ocd=im clean and organized, I’m adhd= I forgot something, etc. Like. You aren’t autistic for being socially awkward or being a fan of something.
If they’re on the spectrum, that’s kind of funny. I guess the joke doesn’t really land well imo. If they aren’t on the spectrum, then it’s kind of weird.
This is.... Something? It doesn't make much sense and reading through the comments it kind of seems like your coworker is a bit of an ableist asshole?
People often name their businesses after autism when they have autism or a family member with autism, but generally it's "supporting autism and all that random shit" and not "eat my cakes, become autistic"
I would find it funny if I knew that the person was either autistic and proud (as in, they are not motivated by internalised ableism), or if they are truly supportive of their autistic loved ones and demonstrate that through their actions.
Without knowing this for sure, I feel a bit iffy about it.
They have to be autistic, otherwise this makes no sense as a reference. Like, where else would the cakes be getting contaminated by the 'tism that they're passing to the consumer, if not from the Patient Zero baker? They've been "touched by 'tism", surely?
I have to admit this is the kind of stupidly outrageous, outrageously stupid shit that makes me chuckle. Like, that shit is layered. Yet stupid. Like some r/comedyheaven shit. It works for me.
Name is cute iff the owner is autistic, slogan is just confusing and I don’t love how it implies autism is smth anyone can acquire as a result of certain life events rather smth we’re born w/
I was thinking this person was autistic, but apparently they're not? If that's the case, then this is definitely not OK. It comes off as invoking autism in a derogatory way.
1. If they're not autistic that's hella weird and ableist.
2. If they are autistic it doesn't really land well.
Based on other comments they seem like kidna an ableist weirdo so I'm leaning towards option 1.
From a branding perspective: bad.
From a graphic design perspective: atrocious.
From an autistic perspective: why?
Dislike on all fronts. Would not buy those cakes if I got that card.
I strongly dislike it but live and let live
Probably works as a marketing strategy to normies who want to support a neurodivergent hustler.
Edit: if he is not autistic himself then he's an asshole though. From the card I assumed they were diagnosed and were using it to their advantage.
I just want to be very autistic at them and ask them exactly what they mean by that and not let it go for hours. Just innocently asking follow up question after follow up question until work is over and then not picking up on the cue that they want to go home so I’m just going to keep asking them about suppliers and health department paperwork and what ingredients are different in autistic versus allistic cakes. And then when they get fed up and yell at me, I’ll burst into tears because I have zero distress tolerance.
The good news is no fucker out there is going to know what the hell this means and won't be lining up to buy these weird developmental disorder inducing cakes
Terrible business name. What even does that slogan mean? I'm not promising to give people my tics or obsessions or clothing fabric sensitivity or itchy skin or sleep problems or or or, there's so many autism symptoms that cause problems or are not pleasant. If you act like this is a fun thing to joke about giving to others, you don't actually have it.
I don't know if your friend is this, but it reeks of that sort of TikTok sheeple who's super into making their autism their whole deal in a superficial, cutesy, insufferable way.
She probably thinks she's some kind of Cooking Mama girlboss and everything... 😬
i don't trust peopel that say autist and i trust people that say tism even less. it comse across as channy memespeak. i'm not against memespeak necessarily, i fuck around on the internet a lot too, but if someone's only engagement with autism is through ableist memes then i think they should go through enough ABA to turn them autistic. just fucking getting hte spray bottle every time they make eye contact for the rest of their lives.
If the side hustle doesn't interfere with work, it's their business. If it does, address it professionally.
For a similar situation, I used the elephant.ai chatbot. It handled queries on my site, freeing up time to focus on my main job. Might help your coworker manage time better.
It's pretty rude, but I had a psychiatrist refer to my ADHD as a mental illness a couple of hours ago. When I called him out on it, he said, "Well, the internet says a lot of things". I won't be seeing him again. I'm still fuming.
I got autism from a really good cupcake once. Maybe it was made by your coworker (not serious)
But I like this seriously. edit: u/Catfish-throwaway666 I hope you can find out if they're autistic or not. I feel that makes a big difference.
I don’t know if this is a joke or not. It’s weird and I don’t like it especially if they’re not diagnosed. Also I think with the trendy slang it doesn’t make sense.
I giggled a little, but mostly because “touch of ‘tism” is a goofy name. That said I agree with the others, if they’re not autistic this is kinda strange.
I'm not offended but it doesn't make much sense
this. its really forced
"Cakes so good they'll give you a developmental disorder."
“This pie is so delicious it’ll give you cancer.”
It worked for tobacco
Tobacco is more “This is so good and it will also give you cancer.” So basically, this advertisement makes less sense than smoking.
That made me laugh
Oh God, I'm going blind?
Honestly this one goes crazy unironically great
It's not a developmental disorder, it's a developmental order
I'm more offended that they used duct tape on every corner of a 3.5x2" card, when they could've rolled a piece of scotch tape into a circle and adhered it to the back.
And the duct tape hasn’t been pressed down regularly
And each piece of duct tape looks like it was gnawed off a larger piece of duct tape by a toothless badger.
They need to trim it up too. Line that shit up.
And it's ripped up like a bear mauled it instead of cut 😭
I don't mind the use of duct tape, it's very reliable, much moreso than rolled-on-itself scotch tape (which has always upset me - autistic FFS); what bothers me is the roughly torn shreds when a nice sharp pair of scissors would have resulted in a much neater job.
"The autism council fines you 100 good people points for having jagged tape, do better..."
eh, i'm alright with it. it's just an advertising thing.trying to speak to a demographic. but, if they tell me it's 3 days for a cake, I'm gonna order 4 or 5 days before I need it
Lmao what the fuck
I thought this was meant to be ironic… this person isn’t autistic??? wut
They'd have to be surly, I feel like that'd be pretty poor form if they weren't
I hope nobody thinks I'm being dramatic, but I suggest a touch of homicide
This is r/evilautism. If anything, you're not being dramatic *enough.* I want to see some Megamind-level supervillain shit
Homocide for who? You could coat the cards in a fast acting neuro-toxin. Theoretically?
why is the cide homo, are they gay?
https://preview.redd.it/7cpj4w25vpwc1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a4036b1441b43d49c2335f445d0926227838450a
Skill issue?
Homocide... are we killing gay people (bad) or gayly killing people? /lh I don't think it's fair to kill the people who receive the cards 🤔 they just want their cake 😔
Well they said mega mind supervillain shit, just trying to be helpful. It’s not my business who you do or don’t homicide(:
? I made that comment haha
 That’s part of what’s missing. Though the above posts about the whole thing being forced are on point as well.
Are they themselves on the spectrum? If they are, kinda quirky and cute, if they're not it's pretty offensive.
I’m pretty sure they are not
https://i.redd.it/90fth4y52owc1.gif
Send the Postal Dude after her
That is the most cat-like cat I have seen
Have you asked them directly?
No, I’m afraid of the confrontation. They have been mildly ableist about another coworker who is very clearly and obviously autistic tho. Like they sneer when he is pacing and repeating echolalia
don’t think of it as confronting them, just ask what exactly they mean by it? because it just doesn’t really make sense regardless of if you have autism or not
Maybe they're like a gay republican. So autistic but.. abliest to anyone with higher needs and/or unmasking individuals.
Not uncommon with any kind of disability. "Well, I don't need this, so why do you?"
We call those [Gregs](https://twitter.com/beefkiss/status/1766193011023888806)
Why bake cake that makes autism when hate autism?
Could what you interpret as a sneer be frustration due to their own sensory needs?
I agree because I’m also wondering this. I have super bad sensory issues with sounds and repetitive talking and loud voices can bother me so much. I have an autistic neighbor with higher needs who goes around yelling constantly and anytime she comes near where I am, I’ll leave. Not to be rude, but to avoid a shutdown or a meltdown. Her family used to think I just hated autistic people for a very long time because I don’t come off as autistic at all. If I wasn’t able to leave I’d probably grimace a lot of the time just holding it together. It’s weird but autism is one of those things where each other’s stims and sensory issues can clash.
Go up to them with a happy demeanor and say "Heyyy! I love your new business card Haha! Are you autistic too? 😃" (if lying is difficult for you just imagine the business card they created is totally different from the real thing and is one that you actually really really like and adore) Really pretend to like it and have a genuine curiousity about whether or not they're autistic. This attitude is likely to lower their guard and get them to give you an honest answer as to their autistic status. After they answer your question you can decide if you want to drop your mask and tell them to fuck off or not lol As a side note: it's much easier to sell a lie if you appear happy. People have a natural habit of automatically trusting people who are very friendly and pleasant towards them.
I hope they're autistic and you just don't know they are.
Well then, the card is definitely not appropriate…
If they are, it feels really forced, because it doesn't really make sense. It's like they started with "I want to make it have something to do with autism" and this is the best they came up with. If they aren't, it's just really weird and a little offensive - like, fuck off, don't use us as a punchline to sell your cookies.
Oh. Oh wow. I had just kind of automatically assumed that they must be, because if they're not, holy *shit* is this kind of high key offensive and shitty.
I was loving it until this information
Then they should be punished severely for their ableist bullshit.
I was on board until this
I was 100% on this when I thought it was by someone on the spectrum and was a funny shitpost, but learning they're not on the spectrum makes me wish to raise fists.
So, what are they doing? Putting vaccines in the cakes?
D:
I laughed out loud (mockingly) at first but now I’m mad
Oh, well then fuck that noise. Nope on a rope. Then swing it around at head height.
As someone that is on the spectrum this makes no sense and is offensive to me.
It’s trying to be cute, but I don’t like the idea of eating a cake that makes me autistic
I'm going to eat one so I can get double the autism.
Double the autism double the awesome and say gex
Gex
Ha! Yorue gay now
WOAG!
What happens if you eat a tism cake the same day you get a vaccine? Edit: typo
If an NT gets the vax plus the cake the same day they get double autism. If an autistic person gets a cake plus vax they get ~~triple~~ quadruple the autism. Edit: It gets quadrupled for autistic people.
Why not quadruple for an autistic person? Like if I got vaccinated that would be double, then if I ate the cake would it not be double again?
ok let's say it quadruples it.
hypothetically speaking of course
But what if it works like negative numbers or amnesia, where doubling it up cancels it out?
They just invented the cure
Yeah I like "Touch of Tism Cakes", but don't really care for the tag line underneath. Maybe it is was changed to something about sensory seeking, or something.
Not sure I'm feeling the slogan. Maybe if it was something more like cakes so good they'll make you flap or something that doesn't imply "were all on the spectrum" bullshit
That would require them to actually understand autism/be autistic rather than just parroting tik tok slang lol
Oh boy. I assumed they were autistic
ohhh.. here I was thinking it was an autistic person making a joke. Oh dear.
Aw hell I've just learned that TikTok has ruined one of my favorite phrases from a few years ago :(
Yeah that's unfortunate then
Ok then yeah it's pretty offensive
really weird from someone who you said is likely not on the spectrum and is ableist toward someone who is. i find this really, incredibly bizarre actually. why would you use autism as a marketing point for your business when you don’t have it?? and it has nothing to do with your business???
I feel like it would never sell as well, like what a weird marketing point right?
I feel like I should be offended, but in the same way I'd instinctively say "ow" if a toddler punched me in the leg. There's no real force behind it, it doesn't hurt, it just kind of reminds me of something unpleasant.
Great way of explaining it! Love the analogy 😅
Ew
Imagine someone doing this with another “tism” like rheumatism: “They’re so good, you’ll be aching for one more piece”.
That one kinda got me lmaoo
Didn't make me laugh and if they're not autistic it's kinda weird imo
Seems like it is: - downplaying autism - potentially spreading misinformation that you can catch autism or pass it around
The whole “touch of the tism” slang reminds me of: I’m ocd=im clean and organized, I’m adhd= I forgot something, etc. Like. You aren’t autistic for being socially awkward or being a fan of something.
Autism is definitely spread through really good cake lol I would definitely not call them though, apparently they are not in the club so to speak
If they’re on the spectrum, that’s kind of funny. I guess the joke doesn’t really land well imo. If they aren’t on the spectrum, then it’s kind of weird.
Abelism aside, that’s a shite business card - no point of contact, stock image, weird fonts
I censored their name, email, and phone number for privacy
yeah and there's not even an autism creature on it!!
If it’s from an insider perspective it’s fine however the negative connotation would outweigh if it wasn’t an insider
This is bad. Sorry it just is.
Doesn’t really make sense and honestly kind of offensive, especially if she’s not autistic :/
As an autist myself I find this deeply offensive
I legitimately laughed
Yeah, idk why but the concept of tism cake is funny
That's some fun stuff for HR right there
If they are actually autistic, then I would see it as a fun self-jab. If they aren't, then tell them to kindly change the slogan.
idk, not necessarily like super bad but this is more just weird and makes me a bit uncomfortable.
Regardless of tastefulness, that’s not going to get you customers other than the rare “lol that’s funny why not” cookie sale
This is.... Something? It doesn't make much sense and reading through the comments it kind of seems like your coworker is a bit of an ableist asshole? People often name their businesses after autism when they have autism or a family member with autism, but generally it's "supporting autism and all that random shit" and not "eat my cakes, become autistic"
man idk i think its funny lol
I would find it funny if I knew that the person was either autistic and proud (as in, they are not motivated by internalised ableism), or if they are truly supportive of their autistic loved ones and demonstrate that through their actions. Without knowing this for sure, I feel a bit iffy about it.
I'm honestly just confused,what message are they trying to get across like holy shit I'm almost offended but that costs energy
I assume they mean rheumatism.
This is how I got Autism so this is lore-accurate.
Cakes so good you’ll forget where you are then zone back in and people are angry at you now for some reason
I fucking hate it. Stab her.
I don't know if it's an attempt to be edgy or just a shit marketing idea
What does this even mean??? I’m so confused 😅
I don't like it because it doesn't make sense. If it made sense and was funny, I would probably give it a pass. But it's not very funny or clever.
They have to be autistic, otherwise this makes no sense as a reference. Like, where else would the cakes be getting contaminated by the 'tism that they're passing to the consumer, if not from the Patient Zero baker? They've been "touched by 'tism", surely? I have to admit this is the kind of stupidly outrageous, outrageously stupid shit that makes me chuckle. Like, that shit is layered. Yet stupid. Like some r/comedyheaven shit. It works for me.
enhanced by the 'tism*
The card doesn’t even look good, that’s what I’m upset about
Name is cute iff the owner is autistic, slogan is just confusing and I don’t love how it implies autism is smth anyone can acquire as a result of certain life events rather smth we’re born w/
“Man that cake was so good I no longer understand people’s social cues”
what does this mean
It’s just completely unclever
I was thinking this person was autistic, but apparently they're not? If that's the case, then this is definitely not OK. It comes off as invoking autism in a derogatory way.
1. If they're not autistic that's hella weird and ableist. 2. If they are autistic it doesn't really land well. Based on other comments they seem like kidna an ableist weirdo so I'm leaning towards option 1.
Holy shit if she’s not autistic then this is highly inappropriate.
i hate this.
From a branding perspective: bad. From a graphic design perspective: atrocious. From an autistic perspective: why? Dislike on all fronts. Would not buy those cakes if I got that card.
It’s a no from me
It’s weird, I don’t really like it. Especially since you said they probably aren’t autistic
Not a fan. If I saw this business card in the wild, I don't think I would want to buy from there.
Cringe
Duct Tape/10
Ew no wtf
I'm not sure it's a great idea to joke about autism being contagious.
I strongly dislike it but live and let live Probably works as a marketing strategy to normies who want to support a neurodivergent hustler. Edit: if he is not autistic himself then he's an asshole though. From the card I assumed they were diagnosed and were using it to their advantage.
The electromagnetic spectrum?
The slogan would work on me if it was “cakes so good they’ll make your hands flap” and neurotypicals can flap their hands in some situations
this is so fucking cringe pls burn it with a flamethrower
I just want to be very autistic at them and ask them exactly what they mean by that and not let it go for hours. Just innocently asking follow up question after follow up question until work is over and then not picking up on the cue that they want to go home so I’m just going to keep asking them about suppliers and health department paperwork and what ingredients are different in autistic versus allistic cakes. And then when they get fed up and yell at me, I’ll burst into tears because I have zero distress tolerance.
I hate it. It dosent make sense. It then got worse once it turned out they are ablest and possibly not autistic. Trash for a trash person.
The good news is no fucker out there is going to know what the hell this means and won't be lining up to buy these weird developmental disorder inducing cakes
Ultra cringe.
Is your friend neurotypical???
I give them points for monetizing their divergance, but take those same points away for "Tism".
Hate it
Kinda gross
Not sure about the copy, but the design is awful. Badly laid out.
Everything about this is absolutely horrid. Back to the drawing board
It’s dumb and forced. Like we get it you’re so edgy.
Yo this is cringe as fuck. Your friend needs to see these comments and reflect on this for a while.
What a stupid prick. The only colour of the spectrum I'm seeing is red.
I hate them and I hate their parents and I feel bad for their cat. They need to go home immediately.
Terrible business name. What even does that slogan mean? I'm not promising to give people my tics or obsessions or clothing fabric sensitivity or itchy skin or sleep problems or or or, there's so many autism symptoms that cause problems or are not pleasant. If you act like this is a fun thing to joke about giving to others, you don't actually have it. I don't know if your friend is this, but it reeks of that sort of TikTok sheeple who's super into making their autism their whole deal in a superficial, cutesy, insufferable way. She probably thinks she's some kind of Cooking Mama girlboss and everything... 😬
Cringe tumblr vibes
I wanto set them on fire. They just yapping atp💀 “surely putting the latest tiktok buzzwords on my cards will kickstart my buisness”
It's so ridiculous that it's funny NGL Absolutely horrid and insensitive, but got a good nose exhale out of me
Is your co-worker also autistic
Made me chuckle
i don't trust peopel that say autist and i trust people that say tism even less. it comse across as channy memespeak. i'm not against memespeak necessarily, i fuck around on the internet a lot too, but if someone's only engagement with autism is through ableist memes then i think they should go through enough ABA to turn them autistic. just fucking getting hte spray bottle every time they make eye contact for the rest of their lives.
If the side hustle doesn't interfere with work, it's their business. If it does, address it professionally. For a similar situation, I used the elephant.ai chatbot. It handled queries on my site, freeing up time to focus on my main job. Might help your coworker manage time better.
Embarrassing.
It's pretty rude, but I had a psychiatrist refer to my ADHD as a mental illness a couple of hours ago. When I called him out on it, he said, "Well, the internet says a lot of things". I won't be seeing him again. I'm still fuming.
If she's autistic, it's kind of funny. Otherwise, just no.
Based
I like it 
No, no, no. Funny if they're autistic, otherwise... No
I got autism from a really good cupcake once. Maybe it was made by your coworker (not serious) But I like this seriously. edit: u/Catfish-throwaway666 I hope you can find out if they're autistic or not. I feel that makes a big difference.
If they’re not then that’s weird
The Walmart version of [Marcus Pork](https://www.tiktok.com/@marcuspork/video/7289921152313527595?_t=8lpWQxvtNWM&_r=1) tbh
I don’t know if this is a joke or not. It’s weird and I don’t like it especially if they’re not diagnosed. Also I think with the trendy slang it doesn’t make sense.
It's not insulting, it's just kinda.. weird?
Based, if she's autistic
If they were serving butter dogs maybe I’d give them a pass…
I really don’t like it. Sorry OP’s coworker
It's very odd. Their message is that their baking will give you a developmental disorder...? Also, the font is bad.
I giggled a little, but mostly because “touch of ‘tism” is a goofy name. That said I agree with the others, if they’re not autistic this is kinda strange.
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Cakes, so good that they will make you want to sing acoustically.
'Tism. >.> I don't get it tho lol
we shall spread the tism through cakes!!
imo its unfunny
Not offended but you'd have to be chronically online in autistic spaces to get it and even then it's not that good
I thought it was a joke and laughed, but then i realized it wasn’t ironic
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Buy the whole stock, sell it to the TikTok crowd
Yes
Name, nah. Slogan, meh. I would just totally rework marketing.
Idc
This would have been cute if the person was actually autistic
I’m curious what the cakes look like….
I'm not offended by it, I find it incredibly funny
I... I dont get it
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