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https://annsautism.blogspot.com/2020/11/autistic-people-and-theory-of-mind.html Blog's up, friends - this one, on Theory of Mind and autistic people. Yes, we know others have minds of their own. Another myth busted. But also content warning for discussion re extremist behaviourists who believe we are empty shells to be programmed.
Original studies on this include this one https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0010027785900228?via%3Dihub which looked at 16 autistic children. Yes, 16. It failed to take into account autistic justice-protocols, linguistic differences, sensory processing, motor differences and differential developmental delay.
It also failed to take into account that most autistic people aren't children, and that we learn more and more skills in decoding non-autistic people.
It also failed to take into account that nonautistic people are every bit as bad at decoding us.
Double Empathy theory is helpful
It also failed to take into account that nonautistic people are every bit as bad at decoding us.
Double Empathy theory is helpful
https://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/volume-32/september-2019/double-empathy-and-autism and this article discusses the work of Dr Damian Milton and others in this field.
I also did a thread on the Sally Anne Test, which may be helpful. https://twitter.com/AnnMemmott/status/1233313855213907974
I also did a thread on the Sally Anne Test, which may be helpful. https://twitter.com/AnnMemmott/status/1233313855213907974
