Autistic sociologist Damian Milton (2012, 2018) introduced the double empathy problem—the idea that misunderstandings between Autistic and neurotypical people aren’t due to Autistic people “lacking empathy,” but to a mutual gap in understanding. The real issue? Neurotypical norms are dominant—so Autistic people are expected to adapt, mask, and empathize upwards just to survive. This isn’t a personal failure. It’s a social power imbalance. Milton’s work shows we don’t lack empathy—we’re just not
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Autistic sociologist Damian Milton (2012, 2018) introduced the double empathy problem—the idea that misunderstandings between Autistic and neurotypical people aren’t due to Autistic people “lacking empathy,” but to a mutual gap in understanding. The real issue? Neurotypical norms are dominant—so Autistic people are expected to adapt, mask, and empathize upwards just to survive. This isn’t a personal failure. It’s a social power imbalance. Milton’s work shows we don’t lack empathy—we’re just not
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Bearded Behaviorist on Instagram: "Dr. Damian Milton identified the Double Empathy Problem in 2012, challenging how we view communication between autistic and non-autistic people. Instead of seeing autism as a communication deficit, this theory recognizes a mutual mismatch in communication styles. The real issue? Autistic people are expected to understand and adapt to non-autistic communication, but that same effort isn't expected in return. Communication difficulties aren't just "autistic peopl
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The Double Empathy Problem (Milton, 2012) is a sociological theory of autistic communication that suggests the miscommunication between autistics and non-autistics is not the fault of the autistic person but, rather, a bi-directional mismatch in communication styles. Autistics talk amongst ourselves just fine—non-autistics have just never been pressured to learn how to talk to us effectively 🙂 #actuallyautistic #autism #asd #doubleempathyproblem
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