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📒 Sources 📒:
Empathy Imbalance: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF03395675
Annoying Stereotypes: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/3eccc871-fb8f-4db5-b3ba-f596544ab163
Autism Representation in the Media: https://enna.org/autism-representation-in-the-media-and-how-it-impacts-real-life/
EQ: https://psychology-tools.com/test/empathy-quotient
https://docs.autismresearchcentre.com/papers/2004_BCandSW_EQ.pdf
Emotional vs Cognitive Empathy: https://www.verywellmind.com/cognitive-and-emotional-empathy-4582389
Double Empathy Problem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_empathy_problem#:~:text=The%20theory%20of%20the%20double,Milton%2C%20an%20autistic%20autism%20researcher.
https://reframingautism.org.au/miltons-double-empathy-problem-a-summary-for-non-academics/
Measuring Theory of Mind: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5487761/
Theory of Mind Definition: https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/neuroscience/theory-of-mind
Matt Rife Backlash Articles: https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/matt-rife-backlash-domestic-violence-joke-fake-apology-1235803818/
https://southcentralpa.momcollective.com/news-events/matt-rife-people-disabilities-butt-jokes-isnt-funny/
Matt Rife Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@matt_rife/video/7198316629904788782?lang=en
Savant Definition: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/savant#:~:text=savant-,noun,autistic%20savant%20see%20savant%20syndrome
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savant_syndrome
Savant Syndrome Synopsis: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2677584/
Kim Peek: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Peek
Savant Syndrome Myths and Misconceptions: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10803-013-1906-8
Alex's Story Autism.org: https://www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/campaign/our-new-campaign/now-i-know-campaign/alex-s-story
Autism is Under-diagnosed: https://www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/new-estimate-suggests-most-autistic-adults-in-england-lack-a-formal-diagnosis/
The Treatment of Autistic People News: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/autism-care-nhs-learning-disability-b2384843.html
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmm3d7g62vqo
Autism and ID, One in Three: https://www.healthday.com/healthpro-news/conditions/physician-s-briefing-autism-2659306858.html
Dyscalculia: https://delphiniumcc.co.uk/breaking-down-dyscalculia-understanding-the-learning-disorder/#:~:text=Dyscalculia%20and%20autism&text=Individuals%20with%20autism%20may%20also,do%20not%20necessarily%20have%20autism.
Autism, Maths, and Sex: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(15)00397-1/fulltext
Systemisers are better at maths: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-30013-8
Mark Normand Comedy: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BAgE2yXSvvA
https://www.tiktok.com/@marknormandcomedy?lang=en
📖 *Books I'd Recommend about Autism 📖 :
Aspergirls by Rudy Simone:
https://amzn.to/3xSZ6Mg
Different not Less by Chloe Hayden (read if you want to cry):
https://amzn.to/40fKx2m
Unmasking Autism by Devon Price:
https://amzn.to/3LhMV3j
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