The way people with autism express empathy may not be understood by neurotypical people. And vice versa, the ways neurotypical people express empathy may confuse autistic and neurodiverse people.

Regarding sexual orientation, one study found that people with autism report higher rates of homosexuality, bisexuality, and asexuality and lower rates of heterosexuality than the general population.

It is a survival skill many autistic people develop as children to hide their differences from the world. Although many of them don't even know they mask, it comes at a price to their well-being.

Sight, sounds, touch, smell and taste are all sensory inputs from the environment around us. For some individuals, information coming through our senses can feel more or less intense than others.