Is this ableist against autistic people?

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https://www.google.com/search?q=pinocch ... gws-wiz-hp

It seems like autism symptoms mimic the symptoms of the pinocchio effect.

I mean, I can see it being a thing...

Liars use more words to try and cover their bases.

But autistic people use more words because we are constantly misunderstood and we feel like using more words will make it harder for us to be misunderstood. .....hahaha. I hate my life.

Most people are bad at lying, even if they are NT. They just don't feel bad or guilty about lying.

Look at parents, for example, they lie to their kids all the time, telling them things like their dead pet is just asleep or went to live on a farm. They know the kid is too young and dumb to question this, and think they must never say "die" to their kid.

And of course, politicians are lying whenever their lips are moving.

After an initial skim, it seems that the Pinocchio Effect refers primarily to the fact that a person's nose / face undergoes a temperature change when one is engaged in lying. This has zero similarity with any symptoms of autism of which I am aware.

Using excessive words is a potential sign that someone MIGHT be lying. Same for avoidant eye contact. It is not a guaranteed indicator that someone IS lying.

I fail to see anything ableist about the phenomenon.