User blog comment:PullingoffMasks/Mental Health and the Mythos/@comment-9340689-20140129230436

May I point out a common mistake made? People with autism are described as "lacking empathy"

People mistake this for meaning they lack sympathy, and thus are cold hearted and unfeeling (I'M LOOKING AT YOU, GREY'S ANATOMY!!! I'M LOOKING STRAIGHT AT YOU!!!)

Well, sympathy and empathy are two different things. Here's some links clarifying the difference:

http://www.diffen.com/difference/Empathy_vs_Sympathy

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/empathy-vs-sympathy.html

http://www.peopleskillsdecoded.com/empathy-vs-sympathy-the-big-distinction/

DO NOT MESS THIS UP!!!

Actually, even the "lack of empathy" thing is a big twisted myth, often used by people fighting to cure autism to disregard the protests of Autism Rights activists, who are against curing Autism.

http://www.autismandempathy.com/

http://autism.about.com/od/SymptomsofAutism/f/Do-People-With-Autism-Lack-Empathy.htm

http://www.autismandempathy.com/?p=295

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/liane-kupferberg-carter/autism-and-empathy_b_3281691.html