There is a distinct lack of people on the spectrum in the mental health field, and I think that leads to worse treatment because you have people who just can’t think like we do. Therapists talk about being empathetic and listening to people, but what we really need is a cheat sheet for how to read faces. They talk about expressing your emotions in words when we don’t even understand the emotions we’re feeling because they don’t feel the same to us.
There is a distinct lack of people on the spectrum in the mental health field, and I think that leads to worse treatment because you have people who just can’t think like we do. Therapists talk about being empathetic and listening to people, but what we really need is a cheat sheet for how to read faces. They talk about expressing your emotions in words when we don’t even understand the emotions we’re feeling because they don’t feel the same to us.