Written by an autistic therapist, this clear and urgent case for rethinking how we relate to one another upends popular notions of empathy and teaches us how we can all build deeper, more authentic connectionsMainstream psychology has long accepted that some people (like those with autism) are naturally more logical and unemotional, while others (like so-called empaths) intuitively experience the feelings of those around them as deeply as their own.But this...

'A beautifully observed exploration of what it really means to understand another person' EMMA REED TURRELL'Sharp, funny and brilliant – a book that needed to be written' DR CAMILLA PANG________________________________What is true empathy?The classic stereotype of autistic people is that they can’t empathise, that they’re highly intellectual but find it difficult to connect. As an autistic psychotherapist wh...

'A beautifully observed exploration of what it really means to understand another person' EMMA REED TURRELL'Sharp, funny and brilliant – a book that needed to be written' DR CAMILLA PANG________________________________What is true empathy?The classic stereotype of autistic people is that they can’t empathise, that they’re highly intellectual but find it difficult to connect. As an autistic psychotherapist wh...