Do We Need Autistic Autism Researchers to Understand Autism?
The assumption that autistic individuals do not have the theory of mind – the social-cognitive ability to understand other people by attributing mental states to them – has been widespread in the psychological literature. However, the empirical evidence from the original research and its replicatio...
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Adam Mickiewicz University
2023-12-01
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The assumption that autistic individuals do not have the theory of mind – the social-cognitive ability to understand other people by attributing mental states to them – has been widespread in the psychological literature. However, the empirical evidence from the original research and its replications failed to prove and support autistic mind-blindness. Yet, it is still present in literature on autism spectrum. Meanwhile, convincing research, that has been conducted among autistic researchers and their allies, is often overlooked by non-autistic specialists. This paper focuses on how autistic autism researchers have been influencing their field of study and how academy can benefit from their work.
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| spelling | doaj.art-1aa85f6f3834487c801553934df0ebd22023-12-29T07:59:32ZdeuAdam Mickiewicz UniversityEthics in Progress2084-92572023-12-0114210.14746/eip.2023.2.2Do We Need Autistic Autism Researchers to Understand Autism?Agnieszka Kędra0https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8466-8605Adam Mickiewicz University The assumption that autistic individuals do not have the theory of mind – the social-cognitive ability to understand other people by attributing mental states to them – has been widespread in the psychological literature. However, the empirical evidence from the original research and its replications failed to prove and support autistic mind-blindness. Yet, it is still present in literature on autism spectrum. Meanwhile, convincing research, that has been conducted among autistic researchers and their allies, is often overlooked by non-autistic specialists. This paper focuses on how autistic autism researchers have been influencing their field of study and how academy can benefit from their work. https://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/eip/article/view/40991Autismautistic researchersautism researchtheory of mindneurodiversitydouble empathy |
| spellingShingle | Agnieszka Kędra Do We Need Autistic Autism Researchers to Understand Autism? Ethics in Progress Autism autistic researchers autism research theory of mind neurodiversity double empathy |
| title | Do We Need Autistic Autism Researchers to Understand Autism? |
| title_full | Do We Need Autistic Autism Researchers to Understand Autism? |
| title_fullStr | Do We Need Autistic Autism Researchers to Understand Autism? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Do We Need Autistic Autism Researchers to Understand Autism? |
| title_short | Do We Need Autistic Autism Researchers to Understand Autism? |
| title_sort | do we need autistic autism researchers to understand autism |
| topic | Autism autistic researchers autism research theory of mind neurodiversity double empathy |
| url | https://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/eip/article/view/40991 |
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