Difficulty Understanding People’s Thoughts
With difficulty understanding social cues, autism would make it harder for people to understand the thoughts of other people. This does not mean that they do not feel empathy. Instead, their cognitive empathy is dependable on common social cues like body language, facial expression, or tone of voice. Due to the impairments, they can struggle and misunderstand what others are thinking. Figuring out sarcasm or detecting lies is almost impossible. In many cases, you have to be clear to help autistic individuals know the truth. [5]
