Bitsika, Vicki and Christopher Sharpley. "The Association between Social Responsivity and Depression in High-Functioning Boys with an Autism Spectrum Disorder." Journal of Developmental & Physical Disabilities, vol. 28, no. 2, Apr. 2016, pp. 317-331. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1007/s10882-015-9470-0.

Authors Vicki Bitsika and Christopher Sharpley are psychologists both known for previous works concerning the studies of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Bitsika is a professor on Autism Spectrum Disorder, as well as the Director for the Center of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Sharpley's research is centered on depression concerning autism and how it manifests. This article is focused on depression in male individuals with high-functioning autism (HFA) concerning social abilities. Said depression stemmed from HFA individuals being aware they lack self-confidence in social situations, and ruled a connection between low-social impairment and high cognitive ability are associated to higher depression rates. Often, this depression is not always present in HFA individuals featured in media, if they are present to begin with. I feel this article is best used to understand another dimension to individuals of autism and also HFA, something which most fictional characters of these characters are not written or portrayed to have. In fact, many characters with symptoms of ASD or HFA do not seem to mind being alone, something which contrasts to the studies findings implying a larger percentage are not alright with lacking in social contact.