A Field Guide to Earthlings: An AutisticAsperger View of Neurotypical Behavior by Ian Ford

Author:Ian Ford [Ford, Ian]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780615426198
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Publisher: Ian Ford Software Corporation
Published: 2010-11-30T23:00:00+00:00

NTs can confuse empathy with projection. Empathy is variously defined as understanding the feelings of others (even when different from ones own), accurately guessing the feelings of others based on context and cues, or feeling the same feelings of others. Referring back to the patterns of groupfeel and make-feel, NTs may say that they are empathizing when they may be just projecting their own feelings and assuming that the other is feeling the same.

Projection as a defense mechanism keeps ourselves unaware of ourselves, but it is also a key part of cultural communication. Refer back to the pattern on value judgments, where this example was given: “Hummers are awesome.” This is semantically not far from saying “I am awesome; I like Hummers.” It sets the speaker close to the thing being judged; it is projecting and associating.

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