Quote by Temple Grandin

Normal people have an incredible lack of empathy. They have good emotional empathy, but they don't have much empathy for the autistic kid who is screaming at the baseball game because he can't stand the sensory overload. Or the autistic kid having a meltdown in the school cafeteria because there's too much stimulation.

Normal people have an incredible lack of empathy. They have

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This quote emphasizes that while most people possess emotional empathy, they often struggle to empathize with individuals who have autism and experience sensory overload or meltdowns in overwhelming environments. It suggests that typical individuals fail to understand and accommodate the unique sensitivities and challenges faced by autistic individuals in these situations, highlighting a lack of empathy towards their experiences and needs.

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