There is a theory of two kinds of empathy: cognitive empathy and affective/emotional empathy. Aspies/autistics are deficient in cognitive empathy. But when we

There is a theory of two kinds of empathy: cognitive empathy and affective/emotional empathy. Aspies/autistics are deficient in cognitive empathy. But when we find out others' feelings through explicit communication or other clues, we can feel for them. We are not selfish, uncaring or unable to feel for others.