Empathising

As the majority of autistic people have some level of difficulty with social cues, it was long mistakenly thought that these same people had difficulty with – or did not experience – empathy. Some studies continue to “prove” this, however neuroaffirming research and lived-experience reporting, largely contradicts this belief. The three main factors causing this incorrect stereotype to continue are likely to be: Social and emotional hurdles when it comes to displaying empathy, such as[…]