DOAN Thi Nhat An1 , NGUYEN Thi Phuong Anh1 , NGUYEN Kim Anh1 , NGUYEN Thi Kieu Diem1 , NGUYEN Thi Ngoc Dieu1 , BUI Anh Mai Huong1 , TRAN Thi Huong1 , NGUYEN Van Khai1 , PHAN Kim Loan1 , BUI Thi Nhan1 , NGUYEN Ngoc Tuyen1 , TRAN Thi My Trinh1 , TRAN Chi Phuong2 , MAI Pham Bao Tran3 , PHAM Thi Kim Mai4 , VUONG Nguyen Toan Thien5 , HUYNH Vo Tien6 , NGUYEN Truong Thanh Hai7
1. Faculty of Psychology, HUTECH University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
2. Faculty of Psychology, Van Hien University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
3. Lumos Psychotherapy Center, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
4. Clinical Social Work Department, Boston College, USA.
5. Faculty of Health Sciences, Hung Vuong University Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
6. Phuong Chau International Hospital, Can Tho City, Vietnam.
7. Faculty of Public Health, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Can Tho, Can Tho City, Vietnam.

MLA 8
Hai, NGUYEN Truong Thanh. "Neural bases of empathy and social interaction in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A literature review from the perspective of Social Neuroscience." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 11, no. 6, June 2026, pp. 2693-2713, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2026.v11i06.016. Accessed June 2026.
APA 6
Hai, N. (2026, June). Neural bases of empathy and social interaction in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A literature review from the perspective of Social Neuroscience. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 11(6), 2693-2713. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2026.v11i06.016
Chicago
Hai, NGUYEN Truong Thanh. "Neural bases of empathy and social interaction in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A literature review from the perspective of Social Neuroscience." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 11, no. 6 (June 2026), 2693-2713. Accessed June, 2026. https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2026.v11i06.016.

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