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Don’t listen to Elon Musk. Empathy is not a sin, it’s key to our civilization. By Alexandra Presta April 2025

 

Signs of hyper-empathy in ASD

There are many signs of hyper-empathy in autism, including the following:

  1. Feeling another person’s emotional suffering for several days after being around them.
  2. Having a strong emotional or physical reaction when witnessing people facing tough situations.
  3. Displaying strong physical or emotional reactions while looking at videos, photos, or other media of someone experiencing a negative situation.
  4. Having difficulty establishing boundaries with others because of concern and sorrow for what they are experiencing.
  5. Forgetting to take care of themself due to emotional overwhelm from someone else’s problems.
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