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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Yes, it's a boy.  Therapist did say that it would be an atypical case. There are some things that do resonate. But he is very empathetic (almost too empathetic because it causes him distress). He also has a very good sense of humor, more sophisticated than most kids.  But he is very awkward with other kids.  He is extremely disorganized and some other random things on lists I read resonated (like clumsiness, low pain threshold, extremely sensitive to his environment, can't handle crowds or weird smells, etc). But it was really the social piece that therapist focused on. [/quote]

It is a myth that kids with ASDs lack empathy. They often don't demonstrate empathy because they lack the ability to read facial expressions and body language and social cues. When they understand what is happening with another person, they often have plenty of empathy. It's a perception problem, not a lack of emotional response.

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+1 . I get so frustrated by this "lack of empathy" canard. My kid has a big, warm heart.  Just absolutely no idea how to translate that appropriately to social interactions because he can't read the signals people are sending.[/quote]

+ a million[/quote]

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