Do We Need Autistic Autism Researchers to Understand Autism?
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2023-12-28
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Adam Mickiewicz University, Faculty of Philosophy
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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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Autism, autistic researchers, autism research, theory of mind, neurodiversity, double empathy
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ETHICS IN PROGRESS, 14(2), 24–37.