I'm sorry, the way I wrote my post sounded wrong and I just edited it. My point is what you are saying, that even though Aspies may lack empathy (which is merely understanding another's viewpoint) they don't lack sympathy and compassion. My daughter is an Aspie and she has difficulty with social cues and can come across as insensitive. But in reality she is extremely compassionate and sensitive. There is a stereotype however that Aspie people don't care about other people and that is a myth. I mentioned the newtown shooter because there were some terrible articles written linking him to Aspergers. Whether he had it or not was irrelevant, but people tend to misunderstand the disorder (like they misunderstand schizophrenia). Sorry if I offended you at all.