People who reference the double empathy problem often treat it as a therapeutic puzzle - autistic and allistic people simply failing to sync due to mutual blind spots.
The constant calculating is exhausting indeed. And it's more than not trusting others; I find it difficult to trust myself. My perceptions have been wrong so many times. Even when I think I know someone else's intent, there's always a nagging doubt.
The constant calculating is exhausting indeed. And it's more than not trusting others; I find it difficult to trust myself. My perceptions have been wrong so many times. Even when I think I know someone else's intent, there's always a nagging doubt.