Simon Baron-Cohen's empathizing–systemizing theory postulates that autistic individuals can systemize—that is, they can develop internal rules of operation to handle events inside the brain—but are less effective at empathizing by handling events generated by other agents.
A teoría empatizante-sistematizante de Simon Baron-Cohen postula que os individuos autistas poden sistematizar, isto é, desenvolver regras internas de operación para manexar eventos dentro do cerebro, pero son menos efectivos á hora de empatizar por medio do manexo de eventos xerados por outros axentes.