Dr. Mark Goulston, M.D. wrote in his article ''Just Listen - Don't Confuse a Narcissist with Asperger's Syndrome'':
Dr. Mark Goulston, M.D. wrote in his article ''Just Listen - Don't Confuse a Narcissist with Asperger's Syndrome'':
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{{cquote|Both narcissists and high functioning people with Asperger like features are goal minded to a fault, and both can view other people more as functions or vehicles to achieve that goal instead of as people with feelings. However a critical difference between the two is that a narcissist doesn't care if they hurt you or your feelings (and the truly malignant ones may even take delight in doing so), whereas someone with Asperger's like features would prefer not to.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-goulston-md/just-listen---dont-confus_b_316169.html ''Just Listen - Don't Confuse a Narcissist with Asperger's Syndrome''], Dr. Mark Goulston, M.D., Huffington Post</ref>
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{{cquote|Both narcissists and high functioning people with Asperger like features are goal minded to a fault, and both can view other people more as functions or vehicles to achieve that goal instead of as people with feelings. However a critical difference between the two is that a narcissist doesn't care if they hurt you or your feelings (and the truly malignant ones may even take delight in doing so), whereas someone with Asperger's like features would prefer not to.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-goulston-md/just-listen---dont-confus_b_316169.html ''Just Listen - Don't Confuse a Narcissist with Asperger's Syndrome''], Dr. Mark Goulston, M.D., Huffington Post</ref>}}
=== Causes of autism related to factors which exist in secular societies in the developed world ===
=== Causes of autism related to factors which exist in secular societies in the developed world ===