PSA for Autistics: How to Comfort People Who Are Upset

PSA I just learned for fellow autistics who struggle with comforting people who are upset: Emotional mirroring is very important to allistics and can be very influential when they are in a heightened emotional state. If you struggle to calm people who are upset, or if people don't believe you are sincere when you try to comfort them, make an effort to mimic the person's emotional state in your facial expression. To allistics, just looking equally sad, frustrated, angry, ect. can be perceived as evidence that you are empathizing with them and make them more receptive to your efforts to comfort them.