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[quote=Anonymous]I'm sorry for what you are going through, OP. Agree with PPs that you sound like a terrific mom. In this discussion I think it's important to keep in mind that kids on the spectrum do feel empathy and some quite strongly, but may have difficulty inferring what others are feeling so they can't show that empathy in quite the way society may expect them to. There's a difference between cognitive empathy which is perspective-taking and emotional empathy which is the ability to feel. OP, I don't know you but I'd be willing to bet your son is grateful to you for all that you do even though he is unable to express how he's feeling. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/people-with-autism-can-read-emotions-feel-empathy1/[/quote]
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