Neurotype Matching & Interpersonal Rapport: Cross Neurotype not Autism Influence Social Connection by Megan Neff, Ph.D.
Dr. Megan Neff’s (neurodivergent_insights) infographic on Crompton et. al.’s study on double empathy says it all. This empirically demonstrates that rapport in same neurotype interactions is significantly higher than rapport in cross-neurotype interactions. What is surprising is that, to third parties watching, autistic-autistic interactions appear to have the highest rapport of all. We don’t have a problem socializing. We only have problems socializing with mismatched neurotypes–and they with us–and it’s ok.
References:
Neff, M. (n.d.) Reframing Autism: A Psychoanalytic Journey Towards Mutual Recognition. Neurodivergent Insights. https://neurodivergentinsights.com/blog/reframing-autism
Crompton, C.J. et. al. (2020) Neurotype-matching but not being autistic influences self and observer ratings of interpersonal rapport. Frontiers in Psychology, 11.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.586171, https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.586171/full
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