What is alexithymia?

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Livia Farkas || First published: 2 August, 2023 | Last edited: 1 April, 2025 || 📚🕒 Reading Time: < 1 minute

Alexithymia is difficulty assigning names to feelings, describing them to others or talking about them. It is considered a separate neuropsychological condition but has significant overlaps with autism.

This term is also known as:

emotional blindness

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Livia is a Neurodivergent Adaptation Educator with a sharp sense for simplifying complex ideas. Since 2008, she's developed 294 distinct techniques catered to the needs of clients. A total of 5058 alumni have enrolled in one or more of the 8 online courses she co-developed with Adam, offering neurodivergence-inclusive frameworks for time management, goal setting, self-care for mental health, and small-business management. Her life goal is to be a walking permission slip for neurodivergent adults. In her free time, she enjoys stickers & planners, crochet & roller skates, and running around with her pet bunny Rumi.
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