Empathy and Autism

[Jeff T]

It may vary greatly among us? :

I'm curious of the distribution of the responses here. Are the majority of us ASD-1, with some ASD-2? Are there some here that are ASD-3 (severe communication issues)?
How do ASD-2 and 3 fare with empathic traits? Do they vary greatly from ASD-1? Or are they similar to ASD-1 in empathy, and the huge difference is in communication ability?

I haven't spent time in close quarters with other autistic people, so I lack this knowledge.

 

[Rodafina]

@Lilacleia16

You may find some of these threads interesting.

Lack of Empathy: Trait of Autism?

So, I've been told I tend to lack empathy for others, which yes, I find to be an accurate assessment. There are times where I cannot find myself to give a damn about others or hurting their feelings and whatnot. There have been times where I have done seriously harmful things such as break...

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ASD and empathy

Does anyone else with ASD feel they have high empathy? I feel like I do. The only issue is I don't express my thoughts or feelings well and I could come across to others as cold. So I think people around me don't know I have so much empathy.

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Experiencing too much empathy and sensory overload around babies/children or animals

There is something I have so far not shared with the people on this forum but it's something I have experienced several times during my daily life because of the fact I just experience too much empathy especially over cartoons/animated movies especially movies such as An american tail because...

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Empathy

It seems to me that the human population at large is void of empathy. I even feel that most people don’t even understand the definition, because they can’t imagine what the feeling of empathy would be. While they can recite the definition, I don’t believe they can actually imagine it. Actually...

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Cognitive empathy/theory of mind

Aspergers/autistics are known to have a lot of affective empathy, which is often misunderstood by professionals. The ability to feel what someone else is feeling. What I lack, and many other people on the spectrum, is cognitive empathy/theory of mind, the ability to gauge others intentions...

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Autism & Empathy

Long ago, I heard and read a bunch of articles about how people with Autism Spectrum Disorders don't feel empathy, or sympathy. That was the main reason I thought I wasn't on the spectrum, because I have some empathy. I feel emotions, but I can't always find a name for what I'm feeling. I...

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