The theory of the double empathy problem is a psychological and sociological theory first coined in 2012 by Damian Milton, an autistic autism researcher...
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Neurodiversity (section Double empathy theory)
"not autistic". The theory of the double empathy problem argues that autistic people do not inherently lack empathy as often supposed by people who see...
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neurons, alexithymia, and more. The double empathy problem theory proposes that prior studies on autism and empathy may have been misinterpreted and that...
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Asperger syndrome (section Empathy)
global and humanitarian causes. Evidence suggests that in the "double empathy problem model, autistic people have a unique interaction style which is...
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syndrome in 2009 at the age of 36.: 13 Milton is best known for his "double empathy problem" theory first published in 2012, which is the idea that, contrary...
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account into the bidirectional nature of social interactions (the double empathy problem), consistent evidence (including some studies by Baron-Cohen in...
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DeThorne, Laura S. (April 2020). "Revealing the Double Empathy Problem: It's not that autistic* people lack empathy. Rather, their different neurotypes and experiences...
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Perspective-taking (section Empathy)
engage in perspective-taking, though newer theories such as the double empathy problem posit that such difficulties may be mutual between people. Studies...
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suggesting that autistic empathy and ToM may be not only more complex but also more all-encompassing. The double empathy problem challenges the notion that...
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interacting with supervisors and coworkers, which stem from the double empathy problem creating a comprehension barrier between the autistic employee and...
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Hyper-empathy refers to a person having heightened empathy. Reasons and experiences of hyper-empathy vary. Some autistic people have reported experiencing...
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autistic people to socialize on their own terms, and to mitigate the double empathy problem. The movement seeks to reform, advance, and foster autism-oriented...
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are to those of non-autistic people. This is referred to as the “double-empathy” problem. There is also criticism of Baron-Cohen's concept of theory of...
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Theory of mind (section Methodological problems)
mind tests on autistic people may be misinterpreted based on the double empathy problem, which proposes that rather than autistic people specifically having...
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others' emotional and cognitive states, though the double empathy problem proposes that the problem is mutual, occurring as well in non-neurodivergent...
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"If I wasn't autistic, would my encyclopedic knowledge of dinosaurs be a problem?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-05-02. Krauss, David (2023-02-19)...
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Autism (category Articles with minor POV problems from August 2025)
questioned these findings, as the double empathy problem theory (2012) argues that there is a lack of mutual understanding and empathy between both non-autistic...
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referred to as the "Solitary Forager Hypothesis". The concept of the double empathy problem was first described as such in October 2012 by British psychologist...
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(October 1, 2012). "On the ontological status of autism: the 'double empathy problem'". Disability & Society. 27 (6): 883–887. doi:10.1080/09687599.2012...
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A major piece of equipment that Grandin developed was a center track (double rail) conveyor restrainer system for holding cattle during stunning at large...
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cause mutual friction between the two neurotypes, known as the double empathy problem. Autistic people tend to express emotions differently and less intensely...
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adverse mental health outcomes of masking and insight into the double empathy problem, therapies and interventions with implicit or explicit targets of...
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paragraph 263 & 264 of Phaedrus in his seminal academic papers about double empathy problem. Jowett translation at StandardEbooks Greek text at Perseus Plato...
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Neurodiversity Twice exceptional The Ugly Duckling Epistemic injustice Double empathy problem "Mythfolklore.net". Mythfolklore.net. Retrieved 18 January 2012...
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mind tests on autistic people may be misinterpreted based on the double empathy problem, which proposes that rather than autistic people specifically having...
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Santos Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni Affirmation model of disability Double empathy problem – Psychological theory regarding individuals on the autism spectrum...
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