J H

I heard "Theory Of Mind" and was waiting for the mention of Autism. Luckily, it was only hinted at with the mention of neurotypicality but I still hope that, one day, word will reach everyone - Baron Cohen's hypothesis that Theory Of Mind is absent in autistic people has been disproven. Theory Of Mind or lack thereof is not a feature of autism. We don't inherently lack empathy either. Some of us do struggle with processing multiple inputs and can miss visual feedback while we're listening and so non-verbal hints can be missed. Some of us also struggle with mixed messages and shifting social rules and are then seen as rude or uncaring when we actually just don't have the whole picture (especially where people are hiding obvious signs of their feelings in their speech but hinting at them with strange body moments). It's not a failure to understand another person's perspective or not to even be aware that they may have a different internal experience from us. It's more about overwhelm of