But I do feel empathy, very much. More than anyone could ever imagine.

It is a common misconception that people on the spectrum have no empathy, not true. In fact, it is way more intense than neurotypical, you have to be thankful the person is on the spectrum because the expression of those feelings would be too intense for daily interaction with people.

I carry the weight of the world, and people's problems on my shoulders, I feel everything intensely. Even the slightest rejection or indifference feels like a stake being driven through my heart. I am amazed and fascinated by people, and will adopt any problems they have as my own, and attempt to solve it as my own.

Autistic people are empaths. People cannot imagine this because of the lack of expression we have.

Just because it cannot be detected by people, doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Just because you cannot see something, doesn't mean it is not there.

People who have allowed me into their lives a little bit in real life, have discovered the degree to which I care about them and try to solve their problems with them. They see a new side of me and they are blown away because they never thought it could ever be like that.

Nothing is ever what it seems. Autism is merely the inability to communicate empathy, not a lack thereof, and as I mentioned, it's a blessing because the emotions are so strong expressing them would be a very intense and scary thing.

If you really think about it, there must be a reason why a condition would be created in which the human being cannot express his/her empathy for another, there must be a reason for that. It must mean that it is important for that empathy to remain hidden at all costs. Why would that be?

It is because the autistic person has been sent to fulfill something on earth. They were sent for a reason. The expression of the empathy they feel would interfere with that, hence the reason it is taken away. Nothing is designed with an error in mind, everything is created the way it is for a purpose. It is because we were sent here to help people think "out of the box", and to lead by example with our lives. That requires "out of the box" expression. We were not sent here to express in the usual manner, because those messages would not take hold in people in the right way. We express by demonstration.

So, in terms of feeling empathy, oh yes I feel it, I feel it very much, more than anyone will ever know.