Double Empathy Reader

Damian Milton is a sociologist and social psychologist who specialises in autism research and is an autism rights advocate. Damian works part-time for the Tizard Centre, University of Kent as a Senior Lecturer in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Damian has also been a consultant for the Transform Autism Education (TAE) project and numerous projects for the Autism Education Trust (AET). Damian's interest in autism began when his son was diagnosed in 2005 as autistic at the age of two. Damian was also diagnosed with Asperger's in 2009 at the age of 36. Damian's primary focus is on increasing the meaningful participation of autistic people and people with learning disabilities in the research process and chairs the Participatory Autism Research Collective (PARC).

• Section 1: Theoretical Accounts1. An introduction to The Double Empathy Reader2. The Double Empathy Problem: 10 Years On3. Reframing Social Communication...4. Methodological Lessons for Future Research5. How Not to Solve the DEP6. Intellectual Humility and DEP theory7. Realising Autistic Individuation and Bridging the DE Divide8. Revisiting Goffman: The presentation of an autistic self in everyday life9. Neurotransception: A Conceptual Framework10. Autistic Lived Experiences of Interneurotype Communication11. Autistic Sociality in Autistic Spaces + CulturesSection 2: Experiential Accounts12. On the Ontological Status of Autism13. Normative Violence and the Consequences14. Landscapes of an Origami Girl15. DEP: Approaching from Three Angles16. Professional Scrutiny of Autistic Families17. Creating Church Cultures that Validate Autistic Social and Communication Differences18. DEP & Disparate Autistic Health Care AccessSection 3: The DEP in Practice19. Autistic Flourishing and DE20. Human Kinds and Neurocultural Mediation21. DEP to Reframe Support for Peer Interaction22. Authentic Autistic Play: A DEP?23. The Embodied DEP24. A Measure of Self-Empathy25. 1:1 Collaborative Drawing as a Way for Autistic Children to Construct Their Experiences26. Inequity in UK Healthcare for Autistic People with a Womb27. Taking up Theatre and Improv28. Being a Strong Advocate for Autistic People29. Specialist Mentoring and DEP30. Navigating Life as a Trans Autistic Person31. Using Universal Design to Reduce DEP32. Overcoming DEP Barriers in Higher Ed33. Conclusion

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