Empathy/Systemizing Quotient is a poor/biased model for the autism/sex link
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Contrary to the theory that neurological sex differences and autism both involve the same tradeoff of systemic versus empathic thinking, I found complex differences. It turned out that men were more interested in technology and more disagreeable, whereas autistic people had a narrower focus on details, were more introverted, more socially challenged, and had stronger sensory sensitivity.
Empathy/Systemizing Quotient is a poor/biased model for the autism/sex link
Empathy/Systemizing Quotient is a poor/biased…
Empathy/Systemizing Quotient is a poor/biased model for the autism/sex link
Contrary to the theory that neurological sex differences and autism both involve the same tradeoff of systemic versus empathic thinking, I found complex differences. It turned out that men were more interested in technology and more disagreeable, whereas autistic people had a narrower focus on details, were more introverted, more socially challenged, and had stronger sensory sensitivity.