Being unsure of what someone may be thinking or feeling can be a contributory factor to general feelings of uncertainty and anxiety. Marc Fleisher is a talented mathematician with Asperger’s syndrome and, like most people with Asperger’s syndrome, is a very kind person who does not want to cause someone to be confused or distressed. In his autobiography he wrote: Because of my lack of confidence, I am terribly afraid of upsetting others without realising it or meaning to, by saying or doing the wrong thing.
