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Theory of mind

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I'm told that autists do not have a 'theory of mind' and this is a reason why we get lost in conversations. But what *is* a 'theory of mind' exactly? Would it be possible to develop or learn one?

 

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  • Hello,

    Perhaps being newly diagnosed at the age of 41 I am still in some millitant stage tired of spending my formative life not fitting in and being unable to see the merit in 'social chit chat'. Do I really need the acceptance of a selfish largely unsympathetic world. Please understand that I am not being argumentative its just that I, like many, am weary of trying to conform to socially engineered norms that we can never hope to assimilate with, not in any natural, genuine or believable way.

    Thanks

    James

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  • Hello,

    Perhaps being newly diagnosed at the age of 41 I am still in some millitant stage tired of spending my formative life not fitting in and being unable to see the merit in 'social chit chat'. Do I really need the acceptance of a selfish largely unsympathetic world. Please understand that I am not being argumentative its just that I, like many, am weary of trying to conform to socially engineered norms that we can never hope to assimilate with, not in any natural, genuine or believable way.

    Thanks

    James

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