Rebecca Brewer is a lecturer in psychological sciences at the University of East London.
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Rebecca Brewer
Lecturer
University of East London
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People with autism can read emotions, feel empathy
The notion that people with autism lack empathy and cannot recognize other people’s feelings is wrong.
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People with autism can read emotions, feel empathy
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