Study challenges assumptions about social interaction difficulties in autism

(University of Texas at Dallas) Results from researchers at UT Dallas suggest that successful social interactions for autistic adults revolve around partner compatibility and not just the skill set of either person. 'If autistic people were inherently poor at social interaction, you'd expect an interaction between two autistic people to be even more of a struggle than between an autistic and non-autistic person,' Dr. Noah Sasson said. 'But that's not what we found.'
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news