This finding highlights a previously unknown strength in empathy and emotion processing in adults with ASD, which may have been masked in previous research that has typically relied on explicit, response-based measures to record emotional inferences, which are likely to be susceptible to demand characteristics and response biases. This study therefore highlights the value of employing implicit measures that provide insights on peoples’ immediate responses to emotional content without disrupting ongoing processing.

Source: PsyArXiv Preprints | Intact counterfactual emotion processing in autism spectrum disorder: Evidence from eye-tracking

A strength not unknown to us.