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Originally Posted by Hellion
Hmm whoever told me about that failed to mention the bit about developing a moral compass....still though I do feel emotions towards people. Like if someone was upset I wouldn't attempt to comfort them simply because 'its the right thing to do' there would also be the component of feeling bad for them, knowing how it feels to be upset. Or like if someone reacts a certain way I can see why they maybe did so or relate to it isn't that some form of empathy?
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I've heard it said often that aspies have high affective, or emotional, empathy.They feel what others feel [I]very[I] strongly. Some cry watching the news, and connect well with animals, things like that.
Here is an interesting discussion on Wrongplanet:
Three different types of empathy - how did I miss this?? | Wrong Planet Autism Community Forum