Autistics people very often have heightened affective empathy & sometimes there is a disconnect between feeling what others are feeling and knowing why they are feeling that way. I challenge the notion that autistic people have reduced cognitive empathy - because cognitive empathy can exist independently of facial analysis, social cues, and a display of empathy.

Autistics people very often have heightened affective empathy & sometimes there is a disconnect between feeling what others are feeling and knowing why they are feeling that way. I challenge the notion that autistic people have reduced cognitive empathy - because cognitive empathy can exist independently of facial analysis, social cues, and a display of empathy.

Autistics people very often have heightened affective empathy &amp; sometimes there is a disconnect between feeling what others are feeling and knowing why they are feeling that way.&nbsp;I challenge the notion that autistic people have reduced cognitive empathy - because cognitive empathy can exist independently of facial analysis, social cues, and a display of empathy.

The Double Empathy  Problem

My goal for this podcast is to educate all people to help them understand the autistic experience.  I share my experiences living as an autistic woman in order to help people of all neurotypes understand what it's like to be autistic, and to create a world where all neurotypes are respected and understood.

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My goal for this podcast is to educate all people to help them understand the autistic experience. I share my experiences living as an autistic woman in order to help people of all neurotypes understand what it's like to be autistic, and to create a world where all neurotypes are respected and understood.

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The Double Empathy Problem

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