"Asperger Syndrome" & Relationships Quotes

“Empathy is the ability to hold onto yourself (your thoughts and feelings) while you acknowledge the thoughts and feelings of the other person. Further, it is the ability to add to the mix of emotions and thoughts, words that describe both what is going on with yourself and the other person. It is the ability to take all of this information and formulate a plan that creates a win/win outcome. Both you and the other feel understood and appreciated. And yet even more, empathy is the ability to process all of this information in milliseconds.”
― Dr. Kathy J Marshack, "Asperger Syndrome" & Relationships: Everything You Need to Survive a NeuroDivergent Life ("ASPERGER SYNDROME" & Relationships: