Facts.
I dare say more should know about #DrDamianMilton’s #DoubleEmpathy problem especially those working in #education
@kieranrose.bsky.social explains it well
Here - youtu.be/qpXwYD9bGyU?...
I dare say more should know about #DrDamianMilton’s #DoubleEmpathy problem especially those working in #education
@kieranrose.bsky.social explains it well
Here - youtu.be/qpXwYD9bGyU?...
November 28, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Facts.
I dare say more should know about #DrDamianMilton’s #DoubleEmpathy problem especially those working in #education
@kieranrose.bsky.social explains it well
Here - youtu.be/qpXwYD9bGyU?...
I dare say more should know about #DrDamianMilton’s #DoubleEmpathy problem especially those working in #education
@kieranrose.bsky.social explains it well
Here - youtu.be/qpXwYD9bGyU?...
Further Turing-style test:
Are we even remotely getting near to mainstream T&L being able to bridge (or appear to bridge) the #doubleempathy gap between (often) neurotypical teacher and #neurodivergent learner?
Evidence suggests - no.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Are we even remotely getting near to mainstream T&L being able to bridge (or appear to bridge) the #doubleempathy gap between (often) neurotypical teacher and #neurodivergent learner?
Evidence suggests - no.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Neuro-Normative Epistemic
Injustice – Consequences for the UK Education Crisis and School Anxiety - Emmie Fisher, Keren MacLennan, Sinéad Mullally, Jacqui Rodgers, 2025
The UK education system is failing to meet needs, leading to an attendance and school anxiety crisis. However, the system faults those disproportionately and mo...
journals.sagepub.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Further Turing-style test:
Are we even remotely getting near to mainstream T&L being able to bridge (or appear to bridge) the #doubleempathy gap between (often) neurotypical teacher and #neurodivergent learner?
Evidence suggests - no.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Are we even remotely getting near to mainstream T&L being able to bridge (or appear to bridge) the #doubleempathy gap between (often) neurotypical teacher and #neurodivergent learner?
Evidence suggests - no.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Learn from #autistic and other #neurodivergent authored theory & research re #neurodiversity, #monotropism and #doubleempathy.
Use this understanding to make teaching & learning accessible for all students - everyone benefits from ND-affirming approaches 😊
autisticrealms.com/neuro-affirm...
Use this understanding to make teaching & learning accessible for all students - everyone benefits from ND-affirming approaches 😊
autisticrealms.com/neuro-affirm...
Neuro-Affirming Research in Practice: Supporting Autistic Students, Embracing Monotropism In The Classroom And Beyond | Autistic Realms
Written by Tanya Adkin and Helen Edgar, based on the presentation we delivered to the National Autistic Society Professionals’ Conference in March, 2025. Sh ...
autisticrealms.com
October 3, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Learn from #autistic and other #neurodivergent authored theory & research re #neurodiversity, #monotropism and #doubleempathy.
Use this understanding to make teaching & learning accessible for all students - everyone benefits from ND-affirming approaches 😊
autisticrealms.com/neuro-affirm...
Use this understanding to make teaching & learning accessible for all students - everyone benefits from ND-affirming approaches 😊
autisticrealms.com/neuro-affirm...
Disappointing not to see any references to #autistic & other #neurodivergent authored theory & #EdRes in this discussion.
If teachers can’t conceptualise #neurodiversity, #doubleempathy & #monotropism, the ‘ignore, masking, #burnout’ cycle identified by @suereviews.bsky.social will continue 😔
If teachers can’t conceptualise #neurodiversity, #doubleempathy & #monotropism, the ‘ignore, masking, #burnout’ cycle identified by @suereviews.bsky.social will continue 😔
What support do teachers really need when it comes to SEND?
Inspired by Teacher Tapp's findings we explore what kind of support is needed and practical ways forward.
Read the blog here buff.ly/QFi1FHx
#EduBlogShare #UKEd #EduSky
Inspired by Teacher Tapp's findings we explore what kind of support is needed and practical ways forward.
Read the blog here buff.ly/QFi1FHx
#EduBlogShare #UKEd #EduSky
September 24, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Disappointing not to see any references to #autistic & other #neurodivergent authored theory & #EdRes in this discussion.
If teachers can’t conceptualise #neurodiversity, #doubleempathy & #monotropism, the ‘ignore, masking, #burnout’ cycle identified by @suereviews.bsky.social will continue 😔
If teachers can’t conceptualise #neurodiversity, #doubleempathy & #monotropism, the ‘ignore, masking, #burnout’ cycle identified by @suereviews.bsky.social will continue 😔
If I stated my case to these people I'd come across as needy and over emotional. All of these people are NTs. They can't imagine their way into my brain and I can only partially imagine my way into theirs. This is where #doubleempathy comes into play, a theory about NT/ND communication errors.
November 18, 2025 at 1:06 PM
If I stated my case to these people I'd come across as needy and over emotional. All of these people are NTs. They can't imagine their way into my brain and I can only partially imagine my way into theirs. This is where #doubleempathy comes into play, a theory about NT/ND communication errors.
A very good visual explanation of #DamianMilton ‘s #DoubleEmpathy Problem
By the fabulous @kieranrose.bsky.social
#Autistic
#AutisticCulture
#AutisticCommunity
#AutisticExperience
youtu.be/qpXwYD9bGyU?...
By the fabulous @kieranrose.bsky.social
#Autistic
#AutisticCulture
#AutisticCommunity
#AutisticExperience
youtu.be/qpXwYD9bGyU?...
An introduction to the double empathy problem
YouTube video by The Autistic Advocate
youtu.be
November 22, 2024 at 10:14 PM
A very good visual explanation of #DamianMilton ‘s #DoubleEmpathy Problem
By the fabulous @kieranrose.bsky.social
#Autistic
#AutisticCulture
#AutisticCommunity
#AutisticExperience
youtu.be/qpXwYD9bGyU?...
By the fabulous @kieranrose.bsky.social
#Autistic
#AutisticCulture
#AutisticCommunity
#AutisticExperience
youtu.be/qpXwYD9bGyU?...
'I wear my heart on my sleeve'; so often emotions are "embodied". To only accept & expect emotions to be shared through words, limits the realms of emotional languaging for all. Being curious, leaning into space to connect, helps everyone to language, reduces the #DoubleEmpathy gap
November 16, 2024 at 2:23 AM
'I wear my heart on my sleeve'; so often emotions are "embodied". To only accept & expect emotions to be shared through words, limits the realms of emotional languaging for all. Being curious, leaning into space to connect, helps everyone to language, reduces the #DoubleEmpathy gap
I really hope the DfE is minded to learn from #autistic & other #neurodivergent authored theory & #EdRes.
#neurodiversity
#doubleempathy
#monotropism
#neurodiversity
#doubleempathy
#monotropism
The Department for Education ‘Areas of Research Interest: 2025 have been released. Just some of the topics include:
- SEND
- Working with parents and families
- Belonging
- Using technology for learning
- Attendance
…and more. The priorities and emphasis are clear.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
- SEND
- Working with parents and families
- Belonging
- Using technology for learning
- Attendance
…and more. The priorities and emphasis are clear.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
September 24, 2025 at 6:22 AM
I really hope the DfE is minded to learn from #autistic & other #neurodivergent authored theory & #EdRes.
#neurodiversity
#doubleempathy
#monotropism
#neurodiversity
#doubleempathy
#monotropism
It's Autism Day/Month, and I keep telling people they need to learn from autistic people... But what do they most need to know?
It's funny, none of the key autistic theories about autism are just about autism: #Neurodiversity, #Monotropism, #DoubleEmpathy.
oolong.medium.com/506c7d649823
It's funny, none of the key autistic theories about autism are just about autism: #Neurodiversity, #Monotropism, #DoubleEmpathy.
oolong.medium.com/506c7d649823
Autistics on Autism
What everyone — especially professionals — needs to learn from autistic communities
oolong.medium.com
April 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
It's Autism Day/Month, and I keep telling people they need to learn from autistic people... But what do they most need to know?
It's funny, none of the key autistic theories about autism are just about autism: #Neurodiversity, #Monotropism, #DoubleEmpathy.
oolong.medium.com/506c7d649823
It's funny, none of the key autistic theories about autism are just about autism: #Neurodiversity, #Monotropism, #DoubleEmpathy.
oolong.medium.com/506c7d649823
And also to provide #neuro-affirming training on #neurodiversity, in the light of current lack of inclusivity re ND children & teens, leading to school distress, burnout etc.
Lots to learn from ND authored theory & #EdRes.
#monotropism
#doubleempathy
autisticrealms.com/neuro-affirm...
Lots to learn from ND authored theory & #EdRes.
#monotropism
#doubleempathy
autisticrealms.com/neuro-affirm...
Neuro-Affirming Research in Practice: Supporting Autistic Students, Embracing Monotropism In The Classroom And Beyond | Autistic Realms
Written by Tanya Adkin and Helen Edgar, based on the presentation we delivered to the National Autistic Society Professionals’ Conference in March, 2025. Sh ...
autisticrealms.com
September 26, 2025 at 8:46 AM
And also to provide #neuro-affirming training on #neurodiversity, in the light of current lack of inclusivity re ND children & teens, leading to school distress, burnout etc.
Lots to learn from ND authored theory & #EdRes.
#monotropism
#doubleempathy
autisticrealms.com/neuro-affirm...
Lots to learn from ND authored theory & #EdRes.
#monotropism
#doubleempathy
autisticrealms.com/neuro-affirm...
This article helped explain #DoubleEmpathy in a way that I could digest.
www.verywellmind.com/the-double-e...
www.verywellmind.com/the-double-e...
Why Autistic and Non-Autistic People Misunderstand Each Other—and How to Fix It
Autistic and non-autistic people often experience breakdowns in communication, which is often framed as a deficit on the autistic person's part. The double empathy problem re-frames these breakdowns a...
www.verywellmind.com
August 1, 2025 at 6:28 PM
This article helped explain #DoubleEmpathy in a way that I could digest.
www.verywellmind.com/the-double-e...
www.verywellmind.com/the-double-e...
Why do so many teams struggle to collaborate across neurotypes?
In my Stanford Neurodiversity Summit poster, I outline 3 practices that make research (and workplaces) more neuroinclusive. Check it out at AutisticCulture.substack.com
#NeurodiverseTeams #InclusiveResearch #DoubleEmpathy
In my Stanford Neurodiversity Summit poster, I outline 3 practices that make research (and workplaces) more neuroinclusive. Check it out at AutisticCulture.substack.com
#NeurodiverseTeams #InclusiveResearch #DoubleEmpathy
September 13, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Why do so many teams struggle to collaborate across neurotypes?
In my Stanford Neurodiversity Summit poster, I outline 3 practices that make research (and workplaces) more neuroinclusive. Check it out at AutisticCulture.substack.com
#NeurodiverseTeams #InclusiveResearch #DoubleEmpathy
In my Stanford Neurodiversity Summit poster, I outline 3 practices that make research (and workplaces) more neuroinclusive. Check it out at AutisticCulture.substack.com
#NeurodiverseTeams #InclusiveResearch #DoubleEmpathy
#Autism #DoubleEmpathy #Masking #Neurotype #Neurodiversity #Neurodivergent #AuDHD #AutisticCommunication #Autistic #ActuallyAutistic
January 5, 2025 at 7:07 AM
#DoubleEmpathy problem
( Dr Damian Milton )
If everyone in society understood this concept, it would be a momentous change , a shift in society’s perception.
I absolutely love speaking about it.
It just so happens there’s a video with #Aucademy
www.youtube.com/live/uJSboFM...
( Dr Damian Milton )
If everyone in society understood this concept, it would be a momentous change , a shift in society’s perception.
I absolutely love speaking about it.
It just so happens there’s a video with #Aucademy
www.youtube.com/live/uJSboFM...
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December 28, 2024 at 1:03 AM
#DoubleEmpathy problem
( Dr Damian Milton )
If everyone in society understood this concept, it would be a momentous change , a shift in society’s perception.
I absolutely love speaking about it.
It just so happens there’s a video with #Aucademy
www.youtube.com/live/uJSboFM...
( Dr Damian Milton )
If everyone in society understood this concept, it would be a momentous change , a shift in society’s perception.
I absolutely love speaking about it.
It just so happens there’s a video with #Aucademy
www.youtube.com/live/uJSboFM...
V interesting!
“The assumption that students will naturally attend to the most relevant features is one of the most persistent errors in instruction”
Why is a focus on focus relevant to relevance, and what might this mean for teachers of interest-based learners?
#monotropism
#doubleempathy
“The assumption that students will naturally attend to the most relevant features is one of the most persistent errors in instruction”
Why is a focus on focus relevant to relevance, and what might this mean for teachers of interest-based learners?
#monotropism
#doubleempathy
'Theory of Instruction' is a book that every educator should read. carlhendrick.substack.com/p/10-rules-f...
September 20, 2025 at 6:40 AM
V interesting!
“The assumption that students will naturally attend to the most relevant features is one of the most persistent errors in instruction”
Why is a focus on focus relevant to relevance, and what might this mean for teachers of interest-based learners?
#monotropism
#doubleempathy
“The assumption that students will naturally attend to the most relevant features is one of the most persistent errors in instruction”
Why is a focus on focus relevant to relevance, and what might this mean for teachers of interest-based learners?
#monotropism
#doubleempathy
How Does Autistic Empathy Work? (Autism, Double Empathy)
YouTube video by Autistamatic
www.youtube.com
September 15, 2024 at 5:07 PM
Neurodiversity Affirming Autism Resources
@autisticrealms.bsky.social Empathy
#DoubleEmpathy animation drive.google.com/file/d/14nxB... cartoon www.instagram.com/p/Co9sFkzN54... research
#TripleEmpathy pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37846479/
@autisticdoctor.bsky.social @autisticdoc.bsky.social
@autisticrealms.bsky.social Empathy
#DoubleEmpathy animation drive.google.com/file/d/14nxB... cartoon www.instagram.com/p/Co9sFkzN54... research
#TripleEmpathy pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37846479/
@autisticdoctor.bsky.social @autisticdoc.bsky.social
December 4, 2024 at 4:20 PM
Neurodiversity Affirming Autism Resources
@autisticrealms.bsky.social Empathy
#DoubleEmpathy animation drive.google.com/file/d/14nxB... cartoon www.instagram.com/p/Co9sFkzN54... research
#TripleEmpathy pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37846479/
@autisticdoctor.bsky.social @autisticdoc.bsky.social
@autisticrealms.bsky.social Empathy
#DoubleEmpathy animation drive.google.com/file/d/14nxB... cartoon www.instagram.com/p/Co9sFkzN54... research
#TripleEmpathy pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37846479/
@autisticdoctor.bsky.social @autisticdoc.bsky.social
Oh don’t get me wrong , I ADORE presenting , doing workshops , educating mostly non autistic people about the #Autistic Experience ..
So I would say that we mask when dealing with Non Neurodivergent people .
Which ties into the #DoubleEmpathy problem (my lecturer & friend Damian Milton )
So I would say that we mask when dealing with Non Neurodivergent people .
Which ties into the #DoubleEmpathy problem (my lecturer & friend Damian Milton )
February 27, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Oh don’t get me wrong , I ADORE presenting , doing workshops , educating mostly non autistic people about the #Autistic Experience ..
So I would say that we mask when dealing with Non Neurodivergent people .
Which ties into the #DoubleEmpathy problem (my lecturer & friend Damian Milton )
So I would say that we mask when dealing with Non Neurodivergent people .
Which ties into the #DoubleEmpathy problem (my lecturer & friend Damian Milton )
Fantastic info for schools. Thanks for sharing!
“These are essential concepts that anyone working in education, or living & working with neurominorities in any context, should be aware of:
#neurodiversity
#doubleempathy
#monotropism”
“These are essential concepts that anyone working in education, or living & working with neurominorities in any context, should be aware of:
#neurodiversity
#doubleempathy
#monotropism”
As long as I'm posting about my upcoming book chapters on neurodiversity and education, I might as well reshare my page of resources all about the two (focusing on secondary school education, because that's where I have the most experience).
oolong.co.uk/nd-at-school/
oolong.co.uk/nd-at-school/
Neurodiversity at School – Fergus Murray
(and wherever children are learning) Neurodiversity is the idea that different brains work differently, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing, even though some
oolong.co.uk
September 9, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Fantastic info for schools. Thanks for sharing!
“These are essential concepts that anyone working in education, or living & working with neurominorities in any context, should be aware of:
#neurodiversity
#doubleempathy
#monotropism”
“These are essential concepts that anyone working in education, or living & working with neurominorities in any context, should be aware of:
#neurodiversity
#doubleempathy
#monotropism”
Gaming offers many opportunities 'to be'
Reframing our understanding, from control & concern, to one of experience sensitivity journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
@elainemcgreevy.bsky.social et al, we open possibilities for mutual acceptance, belonging & connection
Reducing the
#DoubleEmpathy gap
Reframing our understanding, from control & concern, to one of experience sensitivity journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
@elainemcgreevy.bsky.social et al, we open possibilities for mutual acceptance, belonging & connection
Reducing the
#DoubleEmpathy gap
December 21, 2024 at 7:22 AM
Gaming offers many opportunities 'to be'
Reframing our understanding, from control & concern, to one of experience sensitivity journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
@elainemcgreevy.bsky.social et al, we open possibilities for mutual acceptance, belonging & connection
Reducing the
#DoubleEmpathy gap
Reframing our understanding, from control & concern, to one of experience sensitivity journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
@elainemcgreevy.bsky.social et al, we open possibilities for mutual acceptance, belonging & connection
Reducing the
#DoubleEmpathy gap
It would be so good to see reference to #autistic and other #neurodivergent theory and #EdRes in these discussions re good practice for #inclusion.
#neurodiversity
#doubleempathy
#monotropism
#neurodiversity
#doubleempathy
#monotropism
October 6, 2025 at 10:39 AM
It would be so good to see reference to #autistic and other #neurodivergent theory and #EdRes in these discussions re good practice for #inclusion.
#neurodiversity
#doubleempathy
#monotropism
#neurodiversity
#doubleempathy
#monotropism
Agree - mini whiteboards super useful. My q is: how has your practice developed in the light of new #autistic & #neurodivergent theory & #EdRes, eg #neurodiversity, #doubleempathy & #monotropism, and do you have any tips for others re better #inclusion of ND CYP?
September 29, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Agree - mini whiteboards super useful. My q is: how has your practice developed in the light of new #autistic & #neurodivergent theory & #EdRes, eg #neurodiversity, #doubleempathy & #monotropism, and do you have any tips for others re better #inclusion of ND CYP?
But is it #neuro-affirming?
@autisticrealms.bsky.social & @tanyaadkin.bsky.social have a fab explainer of what neurodiversity-affirming practice this is and why it matters ✨
#neurodiversity
#doubleempathy
#monotropism
autisticrealms.com/neuro-affirm...
@autisticrealms.bsky.social & @tanyaadkin.bsky.social have a fab explainer of what neurodiversity-affirming practice this is and why it matters ✨
#neurodiversity
#doubleempathy
#monotropism
autisticrealms.com/neuro-affirm...
October 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
But is it #neuro-affirming?
@autisticrealms.bsky.social & @tanyaadkin.bsky.social have a fab explainer of what neurodiversity-affirming practice this is and why it matters ✨
#neurodiversity
#doubleempathy
#monotropism
autisticrealms.com/neuro-affirm...
@autisticrealms.bsky.social & @tanyaadkin.bsky.social have a fab explainer of what neurodiversity-affirming practice this is and why it matters ✨
#neurodiversity
#doubleempathy
#monotropism
autisticrealms.com/neuro-affirm...
#bedsidemanner
#ux
#nhs
#lothian
#healthcare
#mydayburntby
#turbinatereduction
#hyperpots #triggering
#microclots #stress #spoons
#wtfffsfoargh #breath #cutting
#youcallmeheimnotevenashe #enby
#christonabike #stars #therewasnoneed
#doubleempathy #irony #funnyasfuck #ilold
#fireandforgit
#next
#ux
#nhs
#lothian
#healthcare
#mydayburntby
#turbinatereduction
#hyperpots #triggering
#microclots #stress #spoons
#wtfffsfoargh #breath #cutting
#youcallmeheimnotevenashe #enby
#christonabike #stars #therewasnoneed
#doubleempathy #irony #funnyasfuck #ilold
#fireandforgit
#next
November 19, 2025 at 11:24 PM
in other news, I had to very briefly explain to a younger NHS professional about the existence of the #doubleempathy factor
I casually wonder if more NHS professionals know about it or #pots, at this point in time
I casually wonder if more NHS professionals know about it or #pots, at this point in time
October 23, 2025 at 4:41 PM
in other news, I had to very briefly explain to a younger NHS professional about the existence of the #doubleempathy factor
I casually wonder if more NHS professionals know about it or #pots, at this point in time
I casually wonder if more NHS professionals know about it or #pots, at this point in time