A recent research article investigated generosity and decision-making in autistic adults compared to neurotypical adults. The researchers had participants make choices about how to divide money between themselves and others who were socially close or distant. They found that autistic adults shared more money overall compared to neurotypical adults. Specifically, autistic adults shared more money with socially distant people, e.g., strangers. This was because autistic adults were less influenced by how socially close they felt to the other person when deciding how much to share. The researchers also tested whether decisions were influenced by how they were described, like as a gain versus a loss for the other person. They found autistic adults were less swayed by this wording compared to neurotypical adults. The researchers concluded that autistic adults made more fair and rational choices about sharing money that were less biased by things like social distance and framing. This shows strengths of autism in decision-making, not just difficulties. The findings could help change views of autism in the general public ...
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This is very interesting. I will download and read the article. Thanks for the summary and the pointer.
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