Had this interaction today and, ugh

Unattended kid playing with one of the mermaid cups. I said, if you're not buying that please put it back. I was nice.

Half hour later the kid and his family get drinks. They hang out a while and as they're leaving his mom said, did you say something to my son about a cup?

Me: yeah, he was twirling the top of the mermaid cup...

Mom: (cuts me off) he's autistic, you don't talk to him.

Me: he can't be playing with our merchandise.

Mom: I bought it anyway

Me: I'm not psychic, I couldn't know you were going to come half an hour later and buy it.

Mom: he's autistic, it's disrespectful

Me: I'm autistic and I know better than to touch things that don't belong to me.

This was yelled across the whole store as she was walking out the door as I said this.

So. I might get written up but also I do not care. I am really autistic and using it as an excuse for bad behavior isn't okay.