Do autistic kids lie?

shirleen · Silver Member Joined: 23 Mar 2001 Posts: 263

I observe my 6 years old son diagnosed with autism and I wonder if he’s capable of lying. I’m well informed of autistic child behaving but want to know do autistic kids lie. Thanks.

kuntz · Newbie Joined: 10 Mar 2005 Posts: 15

Hi! No, I’m sure that autistic kid is not capable of lying. The child with autism is rather naïve and is egocentric. He’s not capable of understanding a joke or metaphor, usually has average IQ and therefore cannot lie. They simple tell stuff in the way they want, in the way they experience or see something. You’ve probably come to understand until now that he lives in his own world that is so much different from our world, or better he lives in our world but on his specific way. Autistic kid have lack of understanding others people feelings and needs and therefore don’t having any idea what a lye could be anyway.

mom2two · Newbie Joined: 24 Oct 2006 Posts: 52

I have an autistic brother and let me tell you they can lie just like any other human. They tell their reality not necessarily the truth. They usually tell it how they see it (if they can talk). They are still human. My brother is actually facing jail time because of lieing. Of course they will most likely put him in a home but he did do some bad things and then lied about them but he is very autistic, but he can talk. I have taken care of many autisitic children over the last few years (about 15 years almost) and have known many of them to lie or say half truths.

SurfinUsa1 · Newbie Joined: 15 Mar 2007 Posts: 2

I have a 12 year old son with Autism, and I know he can lie. He doesn't lie very often, and I can always tell when he does.

I will go out on a limb here and also say, nobody knows Autism quite like the parents and siblings of someone who has Autism....that includes you 'experts.'

I am a real expert.

Do autistic kids lie?

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