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However, there are mixed findings and these call for a more subtle understanding of empathy in autism. Empathic disequilibrium refers to the imbalance between emotional and cognitive empathy and is associated with a higher number of autistic traits in the typical population. Here we examined whether empathic disequilibrium predicts both the number of autistic traits and autism diagnosis. In a large sample of autistic (<jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u20091905) and typical individuals (<jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u20093009), we examined empathic disequilibrium and empathy as predictors of autistic traits and autism diagnosis, using a polynomial regression with response surface analysis. Empathy and autistic traits were measured using validated self\u2010report questionnaires. Both empathic disequilibrium and empathy predicted linearly and non\u2010linearly autism diagnosis and autistic traits. 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To fill this gap, we looked at both ends of the imbalance between these components, termed empathic disequilibrium. 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