More on the ontological status of autism and double empathy

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Chown, N. (2014). More on the ontological status of autism and double empathy. Disability & Society, 29(10), 1672-1676. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2014.949625

Publication date: 10 Sep 2014 Added to AutiHub: 14 Sep 2026 Type: Article Article language: English
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  1. Nicholas (Nick) Chown *

Abstract

This response to Milton’s recent article on the ontological status of autism and double empathy also explores, through the lens of ‘double empathy’ and ‘theory of mind’, the issues of relationality and interaction that researchers in the fields of cognitive neuroscience and psychology hardly acknowledge. I go on to consider Wittgenstein’s criteriological view of mind, propose a synthesis of theory to describe autism, and suggest that public criteria of a non-autistic ontology enable many autistic people to eventually develop the understanding of other (non-autistic) minds that, in turn, enables them to survive, and even thrive.

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3 / 22 (13.6%) cited references include at least one author identified as autistic.
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