what we thought we knew about autism and... whatnot
'For decades, researchers had been measuring the wrong thing. Conflating communication style differences with empathy deficits produced dramatically inflated effect sizes and an illusion of empathy impairment'
@oscarjiminy *looks up the Empathy Quotient*
*...flabbergasted at how badly its questions relate to what it's supposed to measure*
How does *how often you dream* measure empathy?
Edit: OK correction, apparently 1/3 of the questions are control questions that are not meant to measure empathy.
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