@murdoc @actuallyautistic @actuallyadhd @actuallyaudhd
In my experience, what we the “double empathy problem” is a specific example of the more general “incorrect similarity assumption” - which I mostly observe when white people make assumptions about the lived experiences of people of color or straight people make assumptions about the lived experience of queers.
When a person experiences these incorrect assumptions being applied to them regularly, it can burn out the ability to invest in feeling empathy at all. And this can lead to isolation and empathy only for those who are very similar.
But, alternatively, the experience can heighten the sensitivity to the dangers of making assumptions (especially when we recognize that these assumptions are happening). Because of this, some who are neurodivergent (or queer or not white) are very able to empathize with others who are neurodivergent in dissimilar ways - by taking care not to make assumptions.
=> More informations about this toot | View the thread | More toots from GTMLosAngeles@lgbtqia.space
=> View murdoc@autistics.life profile | View actuallyautistic@a.gup.pe profile | View actuallyadhd@a.gup.pe profile | View actuallyaudhd@a.gup.pe profile
text/geminiThis content has been proxied by September (3851b).