The double empathy problem is a concept associated with autistic scholar Damian Milton. It suggests that communication difficulties between autistic and non-autistic people do not arise only from autistic deficit, but from a mutual mismatch in communication style, expectations, and interpretation. In schools, this matters because autistic students are often judged by norms that were not designed around them, while adults may misread distress, directness, withdrawal, or overload as defiance or disrespect. A double empathy lens shifts the focus from “fixing” the autistic student to improving mutual understanding, listening, and adaptation across relationships. This tag is used for content that questions one-sided behavioural interpretations and highlights the relational, cultural, and communicative gaps that can intensify conflict, exclusion, or misunderstanding in educational settings.