Slop.

Mainstream psychology's understanding of autistic people is such trash, lol. The article accuses of us of (among other things)

• Lacking empathy
• Lacking remorse
• Being self-absorbed
• Being self-centered
• Treating people like objects

Vaknin views narcissists, including himself, as able to interact with high levels of social skills in situations where impressing someone they look up to is important to them. As he says: narcissists appear sociable and socially even highly capable when they are interacting with someone whom they regard as having potential to fulfill their desire for admiration, power and other “narcissistic supplies.” At the same time, he points out, once a narcissistic person has begun to devalue the other, self-absorption and deficits in their ability to experience empathy emerge. These features bear striking resemblance to the features of someone with Asperger's.

In what possible universe do ASD people "appear socially highly capable" and "able to interact with high levels of social skills in situations where impressing someone they look up to is important to them" lmao. And what the hell is this shit about "narcissistic supply," most autistic people in my experience are bad in social situations and very much want to avoid being the center of attention because we're worried we'll fuck up.