Yup. At least the Aspies that I know ..... And that isn't even mentioning autism.
Don't piss me off, Steinhauer.
I'm an Aspie, autisitic. Tom-ay-to tom-ah-to. I have empathy. All Aspies have empathy. The true difficulty lies with the identification of facial expressions, body language, and matching them to a specific emotion.
It takes time to learn how to read people, but I already had empathy in place. I also have emotions, just that I have difficulty sorting them out as to why I feel a particular way.
Do not put forth any more ignorant claims. Do your f***ing homework before you say anything that may or may not turn out to be false.
Steinhauer, autistic people that you know lacking empathy? Actually, it's just difficulty processing the emotional undercurrents present in the situation at the given time. Do not judge them. I don't think you really know them that well, whatever the relationship, length of time, etc., if you say things like that.
Also, as I understand it, Aspies are even less likely to commit murder, as it is a form of deception, which we are horrible at, and it is what we call rule-breaking. Murder is against the law, so it is against the rules.
I thank those who set the record straight. I'll thank anyone else to research first. Bloody ignorance. Ignorance seems to beget corruption, or at least contribute to it.