Persons with profound and multiple learning disabilities as individuals of knowledge: Exploring the possibilities of empathy

Background Persons with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) risk exclusion, both in research as members of society. Because their embodied communication, they face the challenges being understood. Oftentimes, others speak on behalf making inferences what perspective might be. Methods Empathy is suggested an approach to grasp a person through engaging communication. The account empathy by Stein will be unfolded ethnographic study including persons professional supporters. Given this background, intent discuss potential can have recognising these subjects knowledge. Findings Conclusions characteristics provide energy empathic situations ways that advocate for possibility recognised This related competencies individual, ambiguous communication dependency relations which are involved. It utmost importance respect alterity other.