RE: Returning to AF with a Different Approach
May 12, 2018 at 8:40 am
(This post was last modified: May 12, 2018 at 8:58 am by Edwardo Piet.)
(May 11, 2018 at 9:26 am)Jörmungandr Wrote:Quote:Alexithymia /ˌeɪlɛksəˈθaɪmiə/ is a personality construct characterized by the subclinical inability to identify and describe emotions in the self.[1] The core characteristics of alexithymia are marked dysfunction in emotional awareness, social attachment, and interpersonal relating.[2] Furthermore, people with alexithymia have difficulty in distinguishing and appreciating the emotions of others, which is thought to lead to unempathic and ineffective emotional responding.[2] Alexithymia occurs in approximately 10% of the population and can occur with a number of psychiatric conditions
Pffft. I've got that.
Yeah. It's not exclusive to autism it's just more common in autism. 50% of people with autism have it and 80% of people with autism have it severely, but it's only in 10% of the general population.
