Objectives <p>Despite socialisation difficulties making up a diagnostic criterion for autism, paradoxically, research on autistic socialisation has historically omitted the relational aspect of social interactions, focusing instead on the interactional “deficits” of autistic individuals. Emerging research has, however, shown that non-autistic (NA) individuals might also have difficulties with relating to autistic people, suggesting that autistic–NA socialisation challenges are bidirectional. This qualitative study explored the perceptions of autistic and NA adults regarding inter-neurotype socialisation from a bidirectional perspective.</p> Methods <p>The researcher conducted 6 semi-structured interviews, exploring the views of NA (<i>n</i> = 3) and autistic (<i>n</i> = 3) adults with prior experience of autistic–NA interactions. Participants were asked about factors influencing the quality of autistic–NA communication and whether they believed these to be bidirectional. The researcher later collected, transcribed and collated interview data into themes utilising reflexive thematic analysis. Finally, the views of autistic participants were compared with the perceptions of their NA counterparts.</p> Results <p>Data analysis resulted in the development of five corresponding themes across the two data sets. These themes included the following: the success of autistic–NA social interactions being influenced by bidirectional factors, the importance of enhanced autistic–NA socialisation, and the quality of autistic–NA communication being influenced by contextual factors.</p> Conclusion <p>The findings indicated that both groups of participants agreed that the success of autistic–NA social interactions was somewhat influenced by bidirectional factors. Additionally, autistic and NA participants discussed the significance of contextual factors on the quality of inter-neurotype socialisation.</p>