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Thats just it though, a lot of the time there are reasons.
A lot of those reasons aren't immediately apparent, Some of those reasons might never be understood even by the person themselves.
I also want to make clear that a "reason" isn't always an excuse it's just the preceding experiences/events that lead up to an outcome.
Someone with a non--standard set of tools for reading context has a non-standard chance of seeing and/or understanding those reasons. Because the outward facing signs of that context are geared towards a typical form of communication that is commonly less accessible by the neurodivergent.
I say "non-standard chance of understanding" on purpose, because it's not always a case of better or worse and can vary over time, with skill acquisition and learning.
There are neurodivergent people who are very attuned to specific types of tells that wouldn't typically be seen. They might not understand the relevance or context, but they can notice a difference.
There are people who acquire a learned (as opposed to natural) form of this type of assessment of others.
That skill(or skills) can be it's own set of problems, but it's possible.