Autistic children handle frustration poorly. Whenever they encounter a setback, such as interruption of a fixed behavior pattern or being misunderstood, an emotional reaction may be triggered. Chan Ho-yueh cites an example.
自閉症的孩子不太能忍受挫折，凡是固定行為被打斷、意思無法被瞭解等挫折，都會引起自閉症患者的情緒反應。