I'm autistic and have dyscalculia. I'm planning research on alexithymia which is difficulty identifying or expressing emotions. I'm interested in neurodiverse people who have these difficulties and how it affects them, or how they manage.
However, I would like to know what other people would like to know about alexithymia.
Here are my parameters:
I'm dyscalculic so any research has to be qualitative and cant involve lots of numbers or statistical analysis.
I'm a counsellor and mentor so the areas I'm best qualified to look at are relationships, wellbeing, learning strategies, how we manage our own internal sensitivities, how we can learn what other people are feeling, how we 'are' in the world.
I also dont have years to do the research, only a few months.
If anyone has any interests about this topic, any specific questions about alexithymia they would like researched (like, how do we know what other people are feeling), or if there was an area where they thought there wasn't enough research or information, I am happy to change my question before I start planning the work. I cannot guarantee to take on the question, as it might be too complicated, but I thought I would ask.