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How come some autistic/Asperger's people feel left out?

I have an autistic cousin and she said most people in our family leave her out of things. Our cousins leave her out. I'm basically the only one that hangs with her. I feel so bad for her. She is 20

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Quite often the emotional responses of autistic people are very different in how they see the world. I'm sure you know this. Imagine if something that provoked happiness in you, provoked sadness in them? Often people don't know how to respond to emotions they don't anticipate and respond by isolating the person away from them. It is very sad.