exactly. empathy has a very broad definition- I would argue that the additional focus and work many autistic people do to interpret their surroundings and incoming signals is a form of "empathy" many Neurotypical people actually lack
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Noah Berlatsky
folks, autistic people feel empathy. they often don't display emotion in a neurotypical way, which means people often *refuse to empathize with them.*
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Anyway, now she’s got a diagnosis too lol (and she’s definitely a “people pleaser”!)