skyblue1- There are many forms of oppression, and I can attest to the fact that its at work throughout all levels of society.
First, you've the media, which tends to paint Autistics in an unfavorable light, usually as people who are unable to help themselves or speak for themselves. They also do massive coverage when an Autistic commits a crime, but they do a quick blurb if an Autistic does something great for mankind.
Second, you've got the governments of various nations passing legislation that will, in effect, limit the freedoms of Autistics in the near-future. They're trickling it in slowly, so as not to raise suspicions, but one can see the pattern as one looks down through the various legislations.
Third, you've got the educational system. Yes, some Autistics manage to get through the system without detection, as it were, but many more are officially diagnosed and forced into Resource/Special Ed. programs. in these programs, the information is dumbed down as though teaching to a five year old. The Autistics and others in the Resource classes can attempt to leave them via their regular counselor, but their Case Manager normally blocks any such actions. I know this because I personally had it happen, which was the final straw for me. This was my third week in 11th grade. I left the school and went for my GED.
Fourth, the police in general will be suspicious of Autistics because we generally act in a manner they consider guilty due to their training in finding the guilty among NT criminals. This is truly bad, since an Autistic could be brought in for questioning of a violent crime they had nothing to do with, but their actions during the questioning would say otherwise to the police.
Fifth, the oppression within the home itself is particularly bad for Autistics who are underage. In two-parent homes, its common for one parent (usually the mother) to be supportive of the Autistic and be their defender with others. The father, of course, tends to either be neutral or aggressive in their dislike of the fact that their child isn't 'normal'. I've experienced this personally, and seen it occur in other homes where a child is 'not normal'. In single-parent homes, one of the extremes above is the usual case. Either supportive or not. There are, of course, cases where both parents enable their child to be worse and therefore the child becomes one the previous mentioned negative headlines.
Sixth, many religions end up considering some of the more 'severe' forms of autism to be 'signs of the devil' and attempt to 'cast it out'. These people, in particular, have earned my personal ire.
Just some food for thought, if you think that the Autistic Community doesn't seem to be oppressed.