“Many researchers have framed autistic people as having empathy deficits, or lacking social motivation or skill,” Foster said. “For instance, autistic people often get along and communicate better with other autistic people than nonautistic people do, including in this study,” Sasson said. The all-autistic groups reported the highest composite rapport score, perceiving their group interactions to be significantly more enjoyable and friendlier than both mixed groups. The rapport for autistic adults declined when placed with nonautistic group members. “These variations between autistic and nonautistic adults in collaborative preferences and problem-solving strategies contributed to mutual misunderstanding in mixed neurotype groups,” Foster said.