Reply #36: People with AS have a lot of empathy

[khashka]

sometimes a great deal of it. Which is why I liked working with them. They just have a hard time knowing what to do with it. Or how to bond with another person. Sometimes, they'll find one safe person and bond extremely closely - but only with that one person. It's a strange condition and no one really knows what causes it - genetic, viral, not bonding as an infant. But the cause isn't as important as learning you have it and how to deal with it. But people with AS are often very smart and creative and so can find ways to deal with it. Sometimes we just need a little help to do so.

Actually there are a number of inventive, creative, empathic people with AS here on DU. It's more common than you'd think.

Khash.