Pros and Cons of having an Autistic Brother

Let me start off with the cons first. First of all, he's annoying. He won'ts stop getting on my nerves. Autism has a problem with social skills, but since his autism is mild, he constantly talks and talks and TALKS. Even if I ask nicely to be quiet, he'll make a smart ass comeback. Second, he's lazy~! Now, his grade isn't my problem, but I worry about it. He's just lazy, and refuses to do his work, and ends up getting detention. Third, he doesn't LISTEN. If something is boring for him, he'll ignore you, but when he talks, he wants you to listen. I have no patient, and ignore him, but my mother says to listen to him, so he'll leave you alone. It doesn't work, mom! Another thing is his constant need for attention. He complains if he has to go to school, or if he doesn't get what he wants. My mother is peeved about that, and he's been apologizing for what he has done, and she forgave him that quickly. Lastly, he's rude~! He will yell at you for anything. In my household  we're not allowed to use the words, "stupid," or "hate." My mother thinks of them to be very strong words, so if we hate something, we have to say we "don't like" it. It doesn't bother me, but today, my brother called me stupid. And we were in the car, on our way home. Me being the grumpy young teen, I told my mother, and said said in a stern voice," (Let's call my brother Mario because he is OBSESSED with Mario, just like me with Sonic.) Mario, please don't say that to your sister. That's mean." And he did his dumb pouty face and said pity-like "sorry." I really hate his pity sorries.
Now onto the pros! I may think of my brother to be a nuisance, but there are some good things about him. First off, he's funny. He makes some cheesy jokes, but he makes my mother and I laugh. Most of the time, it's because he doesn't listen and ends up hearing something else. Example: Two summers ago, on July 4th, we went to see the fireworks, and they didn't have them. We did see some, but it wasn't.....adrenaline pumping. While on our depressing ride home, I asked my brother a few questions. One of the questions I asked him was "Mario, who is the president of the United States now?" and he shrugged and responded, that he didn't know. I gave him the answer, which was Barack Obama. And his eyes lightened up and he said, "What? Uncle Mama?!" My mother and I were cracking up so hard, we ended up crying. It was too funny. A second thing that's good about him, is he's sympathetic. If someone cries, he cries. He's very sweet, and will do anything to cheer you up. A third thing is he has awesome shirts that my mother buys. They're very funny, and he's popular in his school now. Lastly, he's got some cute ideas when he plays with his little toys. He always wants me to watch, and they end up being cute or funny. I'm kind of glad my brother is here. He suffered from Hodgkin's lymphoma and nearly died. It was a very tear jerking moment. Although, he gets on my nerves and everyone else in my family, he can be very sweet and funny. The only problem with him is getting him to do his homework!