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Why can social interactions be difficult for those with autism? Why do autistic children gravitate toward adults? What is echolalia?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For people with autism, communication and social interaction may be a struggle. This is because autistic people often struggle with eye contact, making connections<\/a>, picking up on sarcasm, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep reading to understand more about why social interaction and communication are difficult for those with ASD. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Social Interaction and Communication<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In his book NeuroTribes, <\/em>Steve Silberman touches on two specific ways in which autistic people may struggle with social interactions: difficulty following social norms<\/a> and difficulty communicating with others. Here’s why, for those with autism, communication isn’t so straightforward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Difficulty Following Social Norms<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

According to Silberman, autistic people often struggle with different aspects of social interaction, which can lead to isolation, alienation by their peers, or avoidance of social interaction. Silberman describes some specific ways autistic people struggle to interact with others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, they may have difficulty making eye contact<\/strong>\u2014a struggle also known as gaze aversion. (Shortform note: Research suggests that autistic people have trouble making eye contact because it\u2019s overstimulating to their brains<\/a>. Studies indicate that when autistic individuals make eye contact, they experience more activity in the subcortical brain region<\/a> compared to allistic individuals. Experts theorize that this oversensitivity leads autistic people to avoid eye contact as a way of lowering their arousal levels.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, they may have trouble connecting with their peers<\/strong>, so autistic children often gravitate toward adults rather than other children. (Shortform note: Research shows that autistic children are significantly more likely to be bullied than their allistic peers<\/a>. This may be the result of traits like impaired communication skills and impulsive behaviors, which can make it more difficult for them to form relationships with other children. Experts suggest educating children about neurodiversity could help protect autistic people from mistreatment.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Third, they often have solitary tendencies<\/strong> and feel less inclined to participate in social activities, but they also have rich internal lives<\/strong> that keep them entertained and engaged. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Shortform note: Some researchers hypothesize that autistic people are less motivated to participate in social activities because their brains receive less reward from social interaction compared to allistic people<\/a>. Some autistic experts also argue that autistic people get more<\/em> of a reward from spending time in their inner worlds<\/a> and engaging with their special interests<\/a> (which we\u2019ll discuss more later in the guide), so they have less need for interaction than allistic people.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Difficulty Communicating<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Silberman also explains that autistic people can struggle with communicating\u2014particularly with expressing their thoughts, feelings, and needs.<\/strong> (Shortform note: Research suggests that autistic people can actually communicate with other autistic people<\/a> just as effectively as allistic people can communicate with other allistic people. This suggests the communication challenges autistic people often experience aren\u2019t necessarily the result of autism itself, but rather the differences in communication style <\/em>between autistic and allistic people.)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Silberman describes several differences in communication that many autistic people experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, they may communicate through echolalia<\/strong>, or the practice of repeating things they\u2019ve heard from others. This can include repeating words or phrases verbatim without adapting them for context. For example, an autistic child who wants a snack may ask for it by saying, \u201cDo you want a cookie?\u201d rather than, \u201cI want a cookie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, they may struggle to notice and\/or convey irony or sarcasm<\/strong>, which can lead to the misconception that autistic people can\u2019t understand irony or humor. This may be somewhat related to literal thinking, which we\u2019ll describe in greater detail later. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Shortform note: Some argue that autistic people\u2019s differences in humor are due less to trouble understanding humor and more to a tendency to enjoy different types <\/em>of humor. For example, they may prefer dry humor and satire to sarcasm and slapstick humor<\/a>. They may also be drawn more to nonsense humor or hyperbolic humor<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Types and Purposes of Echolalia<\/strong>

Echolalia is a standard aspect of language development<\/a> that all<\/em> children go through. However, around age three, most children move past using echolalia to communicate<\/a>, but autistic people may continue to engage in echolalia as adults<\/a>.\u00a0

Echolalia can take different forms and have different uses<\/a>. Autistic people may use interactive echolalia<\/em> to communicate their wants or needs to others\u2014recall asking, \u201cDo you want a cookie?\u201d to express \u201cI want a cookie.\u201d They may use non-interactive echolalia<\/em> for a number of reasons, such as scripting or rehearsing interactions in advance<\/a>, repeating what they plan to say until they feel more comfortable with it.\u00a0

In addition, autistic people sometimes use non-interactive echolalia to walk themselves through a situation or task, repeating instructions they\u2019ve heard until they\u2019ve completed the activity. For example, an autistic person may direct themself through the steps of doing their laundry by saying, \u201cGather up all the clothes, then put them in the washer, then add detergent, then start the washer,\u201d and so on.\u00a0

Autistic people may also use non-interactive echolalia simply as a self-stimulating behavior (which we\u2019ll discuss in the next section). This could include singing<\/a> a song, repeating lines from shows and movies, or saying a familiar word or phrase over and over.\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Why can social interactions be difficult for those with autism? Why do autistic children gravitate toward adults? What is echolalia? For people with autism, communication and social interaction may be a struggle. This is because autistic people often struggle with eye contact, making connections, picking up on sarcasm, and more. 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