Category: Autism
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Mental Health Labels
What are Mental Health labels? Mental Health labels are any descriptors of our mental wellbeing or psychological processes, which can include psychiatric diagnoses (e.g. ADHD), non-diagnostic descriptors applied to others (e.g. narcissist) or self-identification. In this blog article, I will focus on psychiatric diagnoses, exploring whether these are helpful or harmful, and inviting readers to Read more
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Autistic people and trauma
Autistic people and trauma Autistic people are more likely to experience trauma and to have experienced adverse childhood events. Furthermore, autistic people often have challenges with changes in routines, social interactions and stimulating sensory environments. This is because they often have a different style of communication when compared with neurotypical people and can have altered Read more
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Double Empathy Problem
Not just a one-sided deficit First introduced by Damian Milton in 2012, the Double Empathy Problem moves away from the traditional view that autistic people lack empathy and social skills. Instead, communication is recognised as a two-way process, where each group (autistic and allistic) struggles to interpret the other. When people with very different experiences Read more