I noticed that when a lot of NTs watch TV that would generally be classed as "emotionally charged" (like a child dying of a ghastly illness, or people suffering severe poverty), they start showing sad emotions and even crying.
I don't.
I just stare at the TV and the following goes on in my head:
People showing emotion detected.
Searching for emotion in self.
Emotion files corrupted.
Functioning emotion files not found.
Emotion cannot be displayed.
Facial expressions file does not exist.
Error error error.
I end up just sitting there with a straight face going "what am I meant to do?"
I never find anything on TV sad.
I occasionally find things funny on TV (like Red Dwarf or The Big Bang Theory), but I never laugh out loud (although you might get a smile out of me).
But I never ever cry or show sad emotions at TV.
Do you get this?
Is this due to autism or am I just a really cold person?
When my mum was in hospital in a coma (she took an overdose a few years ago....mental health problems, long story), someone else in the bed next to hers died right in front of me. I was more interested in their oxygen saturation, erratic ECG readings etc, than the fact that the person had died.
Am I a bad person?
I am not twisted in any way, I've never hurt anyone because I wanted to or anything like that.....
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I am a partially verbal classic autistic. I am a pharmacology student with full time support.