“There’s No Pretense Needed”: Autistic Perspectives on Autistic Friendships
Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice
Published online on July 17, 2026
Abstract
Autism, Ahead of Print.
Assumptions about autistic sociality have shaped dominant understandings of friendship, often positioning autistic relationships as fragile, shallow, or inherently lacking. These framings stand in contrast to autistic people’s own accounts of friendship ...
Assumptions about autistic sociality have shaped dominant understandings of friendship, often positioning autistic relationships as fragile, shallow, or inherently lacking. These framings stand in contrast to autistic people’s own accounts of friendship ...