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Autistic Employees Show Greater Self-Awareness in Performance

12/11/2025

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The study in Autism Research found autistic employees in Canada and the United States are less susceptible to the Dunning–Kruger effect than non-autistic peers.
Autistic participants more accurately estimated their cognitive task performance, with lower overestimation among low performers.
High-performing autistic individuals tended to underestimate their abilities more than non-autistic counterparts.
The study involved 100 participants, of whom 53 were autistic, with limitations including age differences and limited sample diversity.

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Story summary

The study in Autism Research found autistic employees in Canada and the United States are less susceptible to the Dunning–Kruger effect than non-autistic peers.
Autistic participants more accurately estimated their cognitive task performance, with lower overestimation among low performers.
High-performing autistic individuals tended to underestimate their abilities more than non-autistic counterparts.
The study involved 100 participants, of whom 53 were autistic, with limitations including age differences and limited sample diversity.