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Can autistic children lie?

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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 am also on the spectrum, and unfortunately where i grew up,i was basically taugt to lie, as for admitting to doing something wrong equaled punishment. If denied, i sometimes got away with it. However i do tend to be extremely obvious when lieing so mostly got caught out anyways, not to mention i highly dislike lies, but if the situation really leaves me without much other choice, i CAN lie, but tend to settle on half-truths rather than outright lies. Still makes me feel really bad about it though. I think what they mean by "cant lie" is the fact that we tend to be really bad at it(be way too obvious when trying)

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  • I am also on the spectrum, and unfortunately where i grew up,i was basically taugt to lie, as for admitting to doing something wrong equaled punishment. If denied, i sometimes got away with it. However i do tend to be extremely obvious when lieing so mostly got caught out anyways, not to mention i highly dislike lies, but if the situation really leaves me without much other choice, i CAN lie, but tend to settle on half-truths rather than outright lies. Still makes me feel really bad about it though. I think what they mean by "cant lie" is the fact that we tend to be really bad at it(be way too obvious when trying)

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