Is empathy political?
A thread on autistic empathy.
A still-quite-popular belief about autistic people is that we lack empathy.
I think this is faulty logic.
Here's why:
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@KatyElphinstone
https://seventhvoice.wordpress.com/2013/11/16/new-study-finds-that-individuals-with-aspergers-syndrome-dont-lack-empathy-in-fact-if-anything-they-empathize-too-much/
too much empathy would lead to shutdown which could be perceived as non-empathy by NT.
“A ground-breaking theory suggests people with autism-spectrum disorders such as Asperger’s do not lack empathy – rather, they feel others’ emotions too intensely to cope.” “People with…
Well, this definitely fits in with my experience. And with lots of other people's too, as I found out on the Wrong Planet forum, when I first began talking with other autistics about empathy.
I'll read this article - bookmarking now.
K.J. Elphinstone
Dianora (Diane Bruce)