nyoooom@lemmy.world to Autism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 年前If there was a superhero called Super-Autist, what would be his superpowers?message-squaremessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up131file-text
arrow-up131message-squareIf there was a superhero called Super-Autist, what would be his superpowers?nyoooom@lemmy.world to Autism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 年前message-square40fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareSylvartas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·3 年前Afaik autism isn’t defined by a lack of empathy (that would be sociopathy iirc)
minus-squarejet@hackertalks.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 年前https://embrace-autism.com/autism-and-empathy/ It’s complicated
minus-squareBOMBS@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-23 年前Further reading/listening on the double-empathy “problem”: https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/double-empathy-explained/
minus-squareSylvartas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 年前Interesting. I do relate with the gaze and emotional empathy things, especially the “fluctuating empathy” part. I’m not officially diagnosed though. But my (licensed psychologist) sister says I’m “definitely on the spectrum”, for what it’s worth
minus-squareKammicRelief@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 年前That’s a good article, thanks. Sorry you got downvoted! I agree it’s complicated…
Afaik autism isn’t defined by a lack of empathy (that would be sociopathy iirc)
https://embrace-autism.com/autism-and-empathy/
It’s complicated
Further reading/listening on the double-empathy “problem”: https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/double-empathy-explained/
Interesting. I do relate with the gaze and emotional empathy things, especially the “fluctuating empathy” part. I’m not officially diagnosed though. But my (licensed psychologist) sister says I’m “definitely on the spectrum”, for what it’s worth
That’s a good article, thanks. Sorry you got downvoted! I agree it’s complicated…