[mbilokonsky]

Thanks for this feedback, I'm hearing that that part of the essay was confusing. I'll try to revisit it and simplify it.

The TLDR is that there is an assumption dating back to the beginnings of Autism research that Autistic people have a "communication deficit".

The point of the Double Empathy Problem is that it shows that that's not true -- that when you have an Autistic Person and a Neurotypical Person interacting they each struggle to understand the other.

In other words, it's not a deficit on the part of the Autistic person -- it's a mismatch between communicators and should be recognized as a systemic failure mode not an error on the part of the Autistic. I hope that helps! :)