Cognitive empathy—understanding another's perspective without sharing their emotions—preserves resilience, improves communication, and prevents burnout from excessive affective empathy.
The Autism and Empathy Myth: What the Science Really Says
Autistic people do not have a generalized affective-empathy deficit; cognitive-empathy differences exist but depend on measurement quality and show greater variability.
Why 'cognitive empathy' is a power move for future CEOs | Fortune
Cognitive empathy—understanding others' perspectives, contexts, pressures, and biases—improves leaders' judgment, decision-making, and crisis communication without mirroring emotions.