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Mind Blindness Explained

My Friend Autism

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The Neurotypical Person's Misinterpretation of an Attack

Autistic person's brain is far stronger, far more developed than emotional part of our brain. In other words, I'm going to shoot back my own potentially harmful insults and criticisms. Now we're in a situation where the neurotypical person has said something in good faith. They've said something that hadn't mean meant no malice, no intention to hurt. It's been interpreted as an attack or hurtful by the autistic person due to mind blindness. And now the Neurotypical person actually feels attacked. But more than that, views it as an unprovoked attack. We're in a mess now, are we? Do you see what I'm saying?

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