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25 Sep 2025, 7:11 pm

The Autism and Empathy Myth: What the Science Really Sa

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A groundbreaking new meta-analysis has challenged the stereotypes of "autistic lack of empathy."

High-quality studies do not support the affective empathy differences between autistic and allistic people.

Autistic people show greater variability in empathy scores than neurotypical people.

The empathy deficit assumption might stem from inadequate research and measurement.


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