The Roots of Mindblindness  

Oleh:

Shanker, Stuart

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Theory and Psychology vol. 14 no. 5 (Okt. 2004), page 685–703.
Topik: root locus; affect; autism; emotional capacity; theory of mind; roots; mindblindness
Fulltext: 685TP145.pdf (113.31KB)

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This paper challenges the hypothesis that the type of social impairment observed in children with autism is evidence of an underlying malfunction in their 'Theory of Mind', resulting in 'mindblindness'. To establish this point, the paper takes up two interesting ideas in the Theory of Mind literature, purged of their Cartesianism : first, that the study of autism does indeed provide us with critical insights into the development of social understanding and empathy and, second, that no meaningful distinction can be drawn between a child's interpersonal and intrapersonal development. The paper seeks to show how the ability to understand someone else's thoughts and emotions is a product of endless co - regulated interactions in which the child's own emotions and sense of self develop. The reason why children with autism so frequently exhibit impaired social relatedness is because basic biological challenges - such as sensory overand under - reactivity - inhibit their ability to engage in these co - regulated interactive experiences.

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