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Are autistic people nice people?

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I’m curious about how autistic people are perceived socially, particularly around ideas like “niceness” and friendliness, which can be quite subjective and culturally defined.

From your own experiences, how do you interpret or experience interactions with autistic people? Do you think differences in communication style affect how autistic people are perceived as “nice” or not?

For those who have autistic friends (or are autistic themselves), what do you value in those friendships? What do you think autistic people often bring to relationships that might be overlooked or misunderstood?

I don't believe I've had autistic friends and don't seek autistic people out as potential friends so I'm curious to know whether other people are the similar.

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  • I think you can get bad apples in every bunch and i`d rarely except any excuse for being an A`hole in general.

    But what I will say is my social awkwardness and avoidance which makes me for the most part quiet and apprehensive to make any initial efforts can give the wrong impression. And most people seem quick to label you as cold, unfriendly and unapproachable. Which couldnt be further from the truth. 

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  • I think you can get bad apples in every bunch and i`d rarely except any excuse for being an A`hole in general.

    But what I will say is my social awkwardness and avoidance which makes me for the most part quiet and apprehensive to make any initial efforts can give the wrong impression. And most people seem quick to label you as cold, unfriendly and unapproachable. Which couldnt be further from the truth. 

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