Autism Spectrum Disorder, Cluster B Personality Pathology, & Empathy

This video answers the questions: What is the relationship between Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and empathy? Is the lack of empathy different when comparing ASD and Cluster B Personality Pathology (antisocial, borderline, narcissistic, and histrionic personality disorders)
Is empathy assessed different for each group?

Empathy in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Irene E. Harmsen
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders


Does Theory of Mind Training Enhance Empathy in Autism?
Annaleena Holopainen, Daniëlle M. J. de Veld, Elske Hoddenbach1, Sander Begeer
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (2019) 49:3965–3972


Murphy, B. A., & Lilienfeld, S. O. (2019). Are self-report cognitive empathy ratings valid proxies for cognitive empathy ability? Negligible meta-analytic relations with behavioral task performance. Psychological Assessment, 31(8), 1062–1072. (Supplemental)

Dudas, R. B., Lovejoy, C., Cassidy, S., Allison, C., Smith, P., & Baron-Cohen, S. (2017). The overlap between autistic spectrum conditions and borderline personality disorder. PLoS ONE, 12(9), 1–13.

Strunz, S., Westphal, L., Ritter, K., Heuser, I., Dziobek, I., & Roepke, S. (2015). Personality Pathology of Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder Without Accompanying Intellectual Impairment in Comparison to Adults With Personality Disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 45(12), 4026–4038.

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