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Are autistic people nice people?

soboiceland

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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  • soboiceland said:
    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?

    I know only a few people who are definitely autistic and I get in well with them and they are nice people. 

    From my own experience, I have learned that many people consider those who don’t make eye contact (maybe autistic people)  to be shifty or not nice, but this notion is often overturned once people get to know them better. I think communication style makes a big difference to people’s perception, even if the person is non-autistic. 

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  • soboiceland said:
    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?

    I know only a few people who are definitely autistic and I get in well with them and they are nice people. 

    From my own experience, I have learned that many people consider those who don’t make eye contact (maybe autistic people)  to be shifty or not nice, but this notion is often overturned once people get to know them better. I think communication style makes a big difference to people’s perception, even if the person is non-autistic. 

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