Empathy & Autism

Autistic individuals are often unfairly stereotyped as lacking empathy. This myth can be hurtful and misleading.

The double empathy problem challenges Simon Baron-Cohen’s “mind-blindness” theory, which suggests autistic individuals lack “theory of mind“—the ability to understand others’ perspectives.

ADHD, autism, and OCD are three distinct conditions that often share overlapping traits. This overlap raises a growing question in psychology: should these diagnoses be seen as part of a broader neurodivergent spectrum?

Neurodiversity is the concept that there is natural variation in how human brains function. It refers to neurocognitive differences such as autism, ADHD, dyslexia, and more that have both strengths and struggles.