Generally, people with ADHD and/or Autism aren’t very good at showing empathy.
But a lot of people misunderstand what this means, and think of empathy, sympathy, and compassion as the same thing.
Empathy is feeling the same as someone else feels.
Sympathy is understanding how they feel.
Compassion is wanting to help them feel better.
We may not always be the most empathetic people, because a lot of the time we have trouble with handling our own emotions, let alone anyone else’s.
But a lot of the time we can be very sympathetic, and we can be so compassionate.
So please, don’t read somewhere that we’re not very empathetic and assume that we’re robots, because even if we can’t make ourselves feel or properly understand the way you’re feeling, we want to help.