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BACKGROUND Literature states that parents of individuals affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) can present social and cognitive deficits, restricted behavior patterns and psychiatric difficulties, without meeting standard diagnostic criteria for ASD ("Broader Autism Phenotype". We explored the relationship between parenting of children affected by ASD and levels of empathy and lack of emotion understanding (alexithymia). METHODS We enlisted 58 families in which a child was affected by ASD. Parents' empathy and alexit