Double empathy
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Autistic people and the experience of pain
When it comes to Autistic people and the experience of pain, there is a lot to be said. Many of us anecdotally…
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Reclaiming Neurofuturism: Responding to “The Double Empathy Problem is DEEP” by Edgar, 2024
Responding to Edgar (2024), David explores how the double empathy divide has been intentionally weaponised, preventing the connection and collective power of…
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Autistic people and the cultural suppression of Autism
Autistic individuals often face societal hostility due to not meeting neurotypical standards. This has spurred the development of online Autistic cultures, offering…
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What is the double empathy problem and how does it relate to autism?
Within the Autistic community, there is theory that we speak about as though it is commonplace in human lives. In part, this…
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Creating Autistic Suffering: The Self-Diagnosis Debate
To speak against self-diagnosis is to parade one’s own ignorance for all to see.
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AuSocial: Towards an understanding of Autistic social culture
In my book The New Normal: Autistic musings on the threat of a broken society I have a chapter about Autistic social…
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“How do I help my Autistic child?”
Read this article if you are wondering what pieces of information may be most likely to help you support your Autistic child!
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BBC’s “Inside our Autistic Minds” documentary has some awful resources online
To put this in context, you can visit the Open University web page where these resources are housed here. Many people are…
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The Zeno paradox of autism: Is this the root of the double empathy problem?
This was inspired by the book “Authoring Autism: On Rhetoric and Neurological Queerness” by Remi Yergeau. The double empathy problem, so named,…
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Double empathy, solipsism, and neurotypicality
Why do interventions such as Applied Behavioural Analysis and Positive Behavioural Support exist? Why is it that our world uses neurotypicality as…