Mind theory, autism/ Baboons can learn basic skills of human reasoning

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Actually, Misty, I have an autistic son, and his problem is not too little

empathy but far far far far too much - he feels EVERYTHING from EVERYONE he

comes in contact with, and is unable to handle or process it, to tunes out

to survive... when helped to handle/process/compartmentalize what he is

being inundated with, he is the most loving and empathic person imaginable.

I've heard the same from many other parents of autistic children, and

directly from autistic adults. So, though autistic folks may have

" learned " to utilize other areas of their brains, and to close down the

parts that overwhelm them, this is not an innate nor necessary nor

identifying aspect of autism. Joy

 

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I wonder if many of these abundant kids with autism, are alien hybrids, as

they too lack empathy.