Can autistic children lie?

Please forgive my ignorance. My friend has a child that has been recently diagnosed. For a long time the GPs and specialists weren't sure. We still don't know if he has Asperger's or some other type. He is a happy, friendly, 6yo boy who sometimes struggles with eye contact and has some speech difficulty. She insists autistic children cannot lie. Could you shed some light with your personal experience? Thanks in advance.

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    I think we are genrally not good at lying, we tend to give people too much gory, honest detail. Equally there are some people with autism who lie when it is obviously a lie and everybody else can see through the pretense. Some people with autism are incapable of lying but there are others who lie even when its pointless and obvious.

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  • Former Member
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    I think we are genrally not good at lying, we tend to give people too much gory, honest detail. Equally there are some people with autism who lie when it is obviously a lie and everybody else can see through the pretense. Some people with autism are incapable of lying but there are others who lie even when its pointless and obvious.

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