Neurodiversity
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In our therapy practice, we often hear people describe feeling “misunderstood” in conversations across differences, especially when one person is neurodivergent and the other is neurotypical. Traditionally, much of the focus has been on how neurodivergent people can adapt to fit neurotypical expectations. But research and lived experience highlight a more balanced truth: miscommunication is mutual. This is called the Double Empathy Problem. What is the Double Empathy Problem?