Every Autistic person is different; we are all individuals and Autism looks different on every one of us. That said, most of us communicate differently than non-Autistic (Allistic) people do. We tend not to be good at or enjoy “small talk.” We are generally direct in our conversation; I’ve been described as “blunt,” for communicating in ways that to me are simply honest and straightforward. In other words, we don’t typically excel at BS! We may expect others to be honest and direct as well, and we can be taken advantage of when people are dishonest or seek to manipulate us. We may be more trusting of others, take them at their word, and then find it comes back to bite us. 

Autistic folks do not usually have such communication “difficulties” with other autistic people. We all like talking about our special interests and we understand when conversations revolve around these interests, whether their interests do or don’t differ from our own. I enjoy “Autistic enthusiasm” even when I don’t share a common interest with another.