Double empathy: why autistic people are often misunderstood

Added on 06/07/2024

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Journal article of the type Popularization ( ; english)

Double empathy: why autistic people are often misunderstood published in the journal "Frontiers for young minds" 3 pages , doi: 10.3389/frym.2021.554875

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Autism affects how someone makes sense of the world around them. About 1–2% of people are autistic. You might have an autistic classmate or family member, or maybe you are autistic. Autistic people might communicate differently than people who are not autistic. This means that it can be difficult for other people to understand what autistic people are trying to say or what they mean. We tend to think that people who are not autistic might be more successful at understanding other people, but in fact, autistic people may be better understood by other autistic people. We will examine and explain some research that has explored how autistic and non-autistic people communicate with each other and explore how this research fits with a theory called the double empathy problem. Understanding what makes interaction comfortable and easy for different people can help us all understand each other better.

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