Aspies and Empathy

Do we have empathy or sympathy?  We don't often display it.  I know I'm terrible at it and sometimes I dislike myself for it.  But I shouldn't should I.

Aspies are blind to body language and many other things socially.  Even an NT would have difficulty showing it if it was someone they didn't know or wasn't close to in one way or another.  They might feel something, though.

We don't display it, because we don't connect to the people or situations as much.  It's hard to connect with someone we can't read.  It takes us longer to read other people and get to know them.  We do show it when the most extreme happens.  The most beautiful words can reach some of us.  And we do cry at these situations.  The closer we are to someone, the more we're likely to show it.

NTs quite often are like this when they watch a movie or tv show.  They don't know the characters like they know their friends, relatives, etc.  Some may shed some tears when the scene is touching enough, but it likely takes a lot of stimulating things in the scenes.  But without these stimulating experiences, the power of what you should feel something from is lost.  So without being able to take in enough stimulating experiences, an aspie can't show his empathy.