The Empathy Quotient: An Investigation of Adults with Asperger Syndrome or High Functioning Autism, and Normal Sex Differences

Does the autistic child have a “theory of mind” ?

Simon Baron‐Cohen, Alan M. Leslie, Uta Frith · Cognition · 1985 · 8.4K citations

Social Sciences, Human Development, Psychology +15

The Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ): Evidence from Asperger Syndrome/High-Functioning Autism, Males and Females, Scientists and Mathematicians

Simon Baron‐Cohen, Sally Wheelwright, Richard Skinner et al. · Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders · 2001 · 6.5K citations

Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +6

A multidimensional approach to individual differences in empathy

M. Edward Davis, Mark H. Davis, M. Edward Davis et al. · Medical Entomology and Zoology · 1980 · 4.8K citations

Social Sciences, Psychology, Social Psychology +11

Mindblindness: an essay on autism and theory of mind

Choice Reviews Online · 1995 · 3.7K citations

Social Sciences, Neuroscience, Psychology +16

Pretense and representation: The origins of "theory of mind."

Alan M. Leslie · Psychological Review · 1987 · 3.2K citations

Social Sciences, Human Development, Psychology +12