An Expert Discussion on Autism and Empathy

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Nicolaidis, C., Milton, D., Sasson, N., Sheppard, E., & Yergeau, M. R. (2018). An Expert Discussion on Autism and Empathy. Autism in Adulthood, 1(1), 4-11. https://doi.org/10.1089/aut.2018.29000.cjn

Publication date: 10 Dec 2018 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Article Article language: English
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Publication authors
5
Publication authors identified as autistic
2 / 5 (40.0%)
  1. Christina Nicolaidis
  2. Damian Milton *
  3. Noah Sasson
  4. Elizabeth Sheppard
  5. M. Remi Yergeau *

Abstract

Autism in Adulthood strives to be a home for constructive interprofessional dialogue on pressing issues that affect the lives of autistic adults. We do this in a number of ways. One is to hold roundtable discussions with experts in the field. Our first roundtable discussion concerns the topic of autism and empathy, a hotly debated construct within and outside academia.

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Cited references
33
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24
Without a DOI, from raw bibliography text
9
6 / 33 (18.2%) cited references include at least one author identified as autistic.
References with data to complete
2 / 33 (6.1%)
References with detected author names
31 / 33 (93.9%)
Without detected author names
2
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2
Without a stable identifier
8
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2
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0
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67
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67
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0
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0
Raw names still to review
2
23 / 67 (34.3%) names are linked to an author already present in AutiHub. 44 / 67 (65.7%) names are not yet linked.
Names linked to a person identified as autistic
6 / 67 (9.0%)
Calculated across all author names detected in the cited bibliography. Among names linked to an author already present in AutiHub: 6 / 23 (26.1%). Distinct people identified as autistic: 4 / 59 (6.8%).
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