Mindblind Eyes: An Absence of Spontaneous Theory of Mind in Asperger Syndrome
Birkbeck, University of London · University College London · +1 more institution
Abstract
Diverting Asperger Deficit Placement of Asperger syndrome within the family of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) has always been a bit uneasy; although people with Asperger syndrome do exhibit the core impairments in social interaction and communication that are characteristic of ASD, they nevertheless perform well on tests that are thought to assess the ability to mentalize or to possess Theory of Mind skills. One of the classic tests of mentalizing ability is the false-belief task, in which subjects must be able to represent their own beliefs (true) and another's beliefs, which are false because they have not been given complete information, such as not having seen the transfer of a piece of candy from one…
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4Topics & keywords
- Theory of mind
- Asperger syndrome
- Mentalization
- Psychology
- Task (project management)
- Mind-blindness
- Autism
- High-functioning autism