"double empathy problem" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: Coined by autism researcher Damian E. M. Milton in 2012 in a journal article. Etymology templates: {{coinage|en|Damian E. M. Milton|in=2012|nobycat=1|occ=autism researcher|w=-}} Coined by autism researcher Damian E. M. Milton in 2012 Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} double empathy problem (uncountable)
  1. (psychology) The phenomenon of autistic and nonautistic people mutually failing to understand each other due to cognitive differences in expressing and processing emotion. Wikipedia link: double empathy problem Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Autism, Psychology
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