It sounds to me like that's more of a teenager trait than an autistic one. Not to say that every teenager would find humor in putting dicks in unexpected places, or even that only a teenager would, but it's pretty on brand for boys in that general age bracket.
Teenagers are also biologically predisposed to occasionally making bad decisions. The kid in this article had a brain whose prefrontal cortex wouldn't finish developing for nearly another decade. I suspect that had a lot more to do with posting links to a penis in Uber's internal chats than autism did.
True, but it's a lot worse for folks who haven't fully developed the part of their brain that is responsible for things like complex planning, impulse control, emotional regulation, logical thinking, the evaluation of risk and the awareness and careful consideration of long-term consequences.
Not that I'm saying that teenagers can never do those things or that adults always will, but because their brains are still developing teenagers are, on average, going to make mistakes and take risks much more often than adults past their mid 20s, and that's without even taking into account the flood of hormones and the additional stress of adolescence. Making mistakes and taking risks is just a normal part of growing up, and some people feel that it's even advantageous for young adults to be prone to recklessness.
Agreed. Also, look who they're learning from. Growing up in the 90s, I had my everyday IRL friends but also some BBS friends. In that latter peer group--pseudo anonymous and extremely online--edgelord morality prevailed.
Teenagers are also biologically predisposed to occasionally making bad decisions. The kid in this article had a brain whose prefrontal cortex wouldn't finish developing for nearly another decade. I suspect that had a lot more to do with posting links to a penis in Uber's internal chats than autism did.