understanding
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On the Double Empathy Problem: it changes the whole autism paradigm
Recently, one of my clients mentioned the Double Empathy Problem of Dr. Damien Milton, a sociologist and psychologist and himself autistic, and how it helped them understand that one of the daily traumas of being autistic, is to be forced into the position of the “abnormal’ versus the norm. Discovering this theory helped them immensely
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About my autism diagnosis
disclaimer : my website is called ‘Healing Room’ because I want to offer a safe space for people who work on healing, be it from a traumatic (undiagnosed) past or newer difficulties such as the grieving process that can take place when a new diagnosis presents one with the need to re-invent oneself, while also