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2023-12-05 18:19:15 UTC - HELPFUL
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Autistic individuals do not have a lack of empathy; that is caused by Alexithymia, a different condition that is sometimes co-morbid with autism but is not caused by it. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/people-with-autism-can-read-emotions-feel-empathy1/ In fact, many autistic people show higher levels of affective empathy than their peers. https://www.verywellhealth.com/do-people-with-autism-lack-empathy-259887#:~:text=While%20cognitive%20empathy%20can%20be,other%20people's%20emotions%20more%20intensely.
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