The Double Empathy Problem with Dr. Damian Milton
Damian Milton is an autistic researcher whose idea spawned a huge shift in how we think about autism. Join us as we explore how Damian shifted paradigms with his hypothesis and that differences in empathy and perspective taking are not a deficit of autism; they are a problem on two sides of the spectrum.
Episode 2 of the Two Sides of the Spectrum podcast, hosted by Damian Milton, Meg Proctor, titled "The Double Empathy Problem with Dr. Damian Milton" was published on June 3, 2020 and runs 36 minutes.
June 3, 2020 ·36m · Two Sides of the Spectrum
Summary
Damian Milton is an autistic researcher whose idea spawned a huge shift in how we think about autism. Join us as we explore how Damian shifted paradigms with his hypothesis and that differences in empathy and perspective taking are not a deficit of autism; they are a problem on two sides of the spectrum.
Episode Description
Damian Milton is an autistic researcher whose idea spawned a huge shift in how we think about autism. In this episode, listen in as we explore:
- How Damian developed his hypothesis that the trouble with empathy and social skills is a two-way street between autistic and non-autistic people, not a deficit of autistic people
- What early research Damian did to confirm this hypothesis
- One thing Damian would love to see OTs stop doing with social stories and comic strip interventions with autistic clients
- A tip for how to better approach sensory processing challenges with autistic kids, with a cautionary tale from his own life
View show notes and transcript at learnplaythrive.com/podcast
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