Autism and empathy...new research

[DogwoodTree]

“We found that autistic individuals did not in any way differ from healthy controls in terms of their moral decisions,” Patil said. “Indeed, they made moral decisions which indicated that they were on average more averse to causing harm to others, even if this produced better outcomes.”

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[AspiePie]

“We found that autistic individuals did not in any way differ from healthy controls in terms of their moral decisions,” Patil said. “Indeed, they made moral decisions which indicated that they were on average more averse to causing harm to others, even if this produced better outcomes.”

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That is higher empathy then most Neurotypicals.. But remember we are just like Psychopaths!