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In reply to the discussion: I think Mitt has Aspergers Syndrome [View all]liberalhistorian
(20,904 posts)aspies not having any empathy. They may have difficulty with social cues and little social sense, but that does not at all translate into not having any empathy or emotions. It simply means that they understand and express themselves differently. Just because they don't experience it in a so-called "normal" way doesn't mean that they do NOT do so. In fact, many people who have good social sense can be some of the nastiest, most mean-spirited fuckers I know. My son is an aspie and I assure you that he does have empathy and emotions, just in a bit different way. And it hurts him terribly to be constantly considered a psycho or criminal-minded simply because he DOES have it.
And DO NOT get me started on "psychologists", so many of whom do NOT at all understand AS and are too eager to lump people into categories with little thought. Some of them I've known no little to nothing about AS, but spout off as if they do simply because they've read a couple of articles. They're doing a lot of damage to aspies. A LOT of damage. Such as the dipshits who consult for that hate group FAAAS which, if it had its way, would lock my son and his fellow aspies up and throw away the key. My son was in tears once reading up on them, asking me "why do these people hate me so much when they don't even know me"?