May 2026

Many of us live with a particular kind of push pull.

One part of you wants more life, more colour, more newness, new people, new places, new ideas, new experiences. And another part of you needs quiet, space, simplicity. Time alone to come back to yourself.

For a long time, from my HSP and neurotypical perspective, I misunderstood some autistic people as lacking cognitive empathy.

By cognitive empathy, I mean the ability to imagine or understand another person’s perspective. Not feeling with someone. Not caring. Not compassion. That is affective empathy, and it is something different.