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Oh, dear, what a strange, cynical take. If you define "empathy" as "care very much about the feelings of others", then, yes, my experience is that people on th
by munificent 7y ago
Oh, dear, what a strange, cynical take.
If you define "empathy" as "care very much about the feelings of others", then, yes, my experience is that people on the spectrum have no shortage of empathy. My daughter is a very warm-hearted person who intensely wants the people around her to feel good.
But if you define it as "able to easily and correctly read the feelings of others", then, no, it really is a challenge for people on the spectrum.
It's not that they don't want to hear the music, it's just that their radio doesn't tune into it very well.
- Fnoord 7y ago(Disclosure: I have ASD.) Just a FYI, I agree with your post and your parent, and I don't find them at odds; your post is complementary, and a nice addendum. Both of you describe an symptom of autism. It is important different symptoms of autism get described, and that the general public gets to understand these instead of tunneling on a few symptoms. No autistic person has the very same symptoms as severe in the very same way as the other.