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Originally Posted by -jimi-
I'm sorry you only met aspies with no theory of mind. Most I meet do have this.
I think we need both read things we like but not totally fall into the trap of confirmation bias. We actually do need to read other things, we will be more prepared then meeting them in real life. You need to know both your friends and enemies.
Also I think people who have been victimized need more than a 2 minute article. Everything should go so fast these days. Like read ten steps and you will not be depressed anymore. Um, really?
I'm an article writer myself, for a site located in my country. Right now I'm doing one called "Sleep is not a habit". I should work on that instead of whining here.
But I know most of us have a day or so when we just had too much.
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I was not suggesting that people with ASD can never develop a theory of mind. I mentioned it as a hallmark of the disorder. Little people living on the spectrum do not typically develop a theory of mind in the way that other children do because of the disorder itself....difficulty reading social and non-verbal cues etc. That does not mean that people with ASD are psychopathic. Not at all. Having a cognitive difficulty with understanding other people's perspectives is very different from manipulating others or intentionally causing harm to others in order to gain some sort of advantage...which often occurs with psychopathy.
I have never met someone living with ASD who I did not find to be a wonderful human being. That is why I am so confused by why you are likening folks with ASD (including yourself?) to psychopaths.