[King Prout]

in this usage, compassion and empathy are not equivalent.

case in point: I am a very compassionate man. I am also completely clueless when it comes to social interactions dependant upon interpreting the other party's emotional state.

hrmn...
my viva-voce verbal skills are awful.
my systems analysis skills are excellent.
I loathe telephones.
I hyperfocus on tasks.
hrmn...

The author of the book might consider me autistic.
*shrugging*

[tiamat]

I don't think so!

Just one of those poor people lke me who mispent their youth reading science fiction and playing RPGs!


Geeks of the world, UNITE!

LOL!

[oceanperch]

Yeah well I share your traits I guess I am a female with autistic traits.

I rarely feel empathy like all my girlfriends who cry at the drop of a hat. I always try to understand why women cry and get so emotional and I don't so not to be insensitive towards them. Just figured my brain is chemically wired differently.

Get very frustrated trying to verbalize what I am thinking can type it out better.

Don't have much negative feelings either tend to always be upbeat and happy except when sick or extremly tired.

Rarely get depressed and I think life is great but the Doctors all say I am a uni polar aka manic. Hey as long as I sleep it's all good IMO.