# Double Empathy Problem > [!quote] the theory of the double empathy problem suggests that when people with very different experiences of the world interact with one another, they will struggle to empathise with each other. [The double empathy problem](https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/professional-practice/double-empathy) - [[Damian Milton]] I tweeted something that's directly linked: ![[mnmlmnl - 1583796848552124417]] ## Links See: [The double empathy problem](https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/professional-practice/double-empathy) > [!quote] In simple terms, the ‘double empathy problem’ refers to a breakdown in mutual understanding (that can happen between any two people) and hence a problem for both parties to contend with, yet more likely to occur when people of very differing dispositions attempt to interact. Within the context of exchanges between autistic and non-autistic people however, the locus of the problem has traditionally been seen to reside in the brain of the autistic person. This results in autism being primarily framed in terms of a social communication disorder, rather than interaction between autistic and non-autistic people as a primarily mutual and interpersonal issue. - [The ‘double empathy problem’: Ten years on - Damian Milton, Emine Gurbuz, Betriz Lopez, 2022](https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13623613221129123)