Not only did tests show equal levels of emotional empathy between groups; in a second, more specific measurement, autistic individuals scored higher than their neurotypical counterparts. “Although this finding is at variance with … [twenty-year-old] reports of deficits in empathy in individuals with AS,” wrote Dr. Kimberley Rogers, “it is in keeping with anecdotal reports from parents and clinicians that suggest that autistic individuals can be very caring … our data would suggest that when individuals with AS are given the information that allows them to understand the point of view of
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