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The people I have worked with who happen to have autism were quite varied in how the issue manifested itself, but this is what I personally found <realizing that not every person with autism or having an autism spectrum disorder will display all or many of these>
I have noticed that people with autism CAN be very sensitive to changes in the environment, to sensation/texture and just certain stimuli, like a certain color;
someone who has autism may function quite well a lot of the time but can have extreme difficulty with social cues and may take things quite literally;
difficulty with social cues may involve- eye contact as was discussed - making "small talk"; problems matching name to face or vice versa even if it's someone they have known for many years; difficulty entering or ending a conversation; difficulty catching any kind of humor/sarcasm.
difficulty making transitions/trying new things.
These are just things I've experienced - doesn't generalize to everyone with autism -
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