title: Reputation management: in autism, generosity is its own reward.
abstract: A recent study has found that autistic people donate the same to charity regardless of whether they are observed. This is not because they are oblivious to others, but because they are free of hypocrisy.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London, London WC1N 3AR, UK. u.frith@ucl.ac.uk
authors.forename: Uta
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Frith
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Frith
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000533:Altruism; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D037921:Gift Giving; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D009042:Motivation; D012919:Social Behavior; D012938:Social Perception