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Theory of mind means the ability to understand that others have beliefs, desires and intentions that are different from one's own. Theory of mind appears innately in most people, appearing in childhood and developing throughout adulthood. Different people are different in their ability to understand other people's thoughts. Sometimes, autistic people have a solid understanding of theory of mind, but continuously misread others because they have difficulty interpreting nonverbal cues.

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  • Theory of mind means the ability to understand that others have beliefs, desires and intentions that are different from one's own. Theory of mind appears innately in most people, appearing in childhood and developing throughout adulthood. Different people are different in their ability to understand other people's thoughts. Sometimes, autistic people have a solid understanding of theory of mind, but continuously misread others because they have difficulty interpreting nonverbal cues.
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  • Theory of mind means the ability to understand that others have beliefs, desires and intentions that are different from one's own. Theory of mind appears innately in most people, appearing in childhood and developing throughout adulthood. Different people are different in their ability to understand other people's thoughts. It is often implied or assumed (but not stated explicitly) that this does not merely signify conceptual understanding "other people have minds and think differently than I do", but an understanding of the depth and significance that other people's thoughts have. It is related to empathy. Some autistic people are impaired in terms of theory of mind. In 1985, Simon Baron-Cohen, Alan Leslie and Uta Frith published an article called "Does the autistic child have a theory of mind?" in which it was suggested that children with autism have particular difficulties with tasks requiring the child to understand another person's beliefs. These difficulties persist when children are matched for verbal skills (Happe, 1995, Child Development) and have been taken as a key feature of autism. Sometimes, autistic people have a solid understanding of theory of mind, but continuously misread others because they have difficulty interpreting nonverbal cues.
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