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I am ADHD so I am not neurotypical but... My cousin is autistic and comes off as shy. A friend of mine is also autistic and is more outgoing than I am but completely misses social cues and is very literal and rigid with rules.
Like ADHD, autism doesn't necessarily manifest the same way with everyone.
Has your friend been checked out for ADHD as well?
Half of my friends are. That one might be AuDHD but they only mentioned being formally diagnosed with autism.
I ask that because some AuDHD people flip flop between super sociable and super "anti-social"
Ive never seen them be particularly antisocial. Theyre just... oblivious to social cues and what not.
That's why I used quotes. It's a commonly used yet inaccurate term