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Gerald Fischbach

Dr. Fischbach joined the Simons Foundation in early 2006 to oversee the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative. Formerly Dean of the Faculties of Health Sciences at Columbia University, and former[…]

Do People With Autism Experience Emotions?

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Gerald Fischbach

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Autism sufferers unquestionably have feelings. It’s processing those feelings—and reading them in others—that they struggle with.

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