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- noun The
inability todeduce or makeeducated guesses about another person'smental state.
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Examples
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He has coined the term "mindblindness" to designate that problem.
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But a burgeoning body of research now suggests that the core of all autism is a syndrome known as mindblindness.
Understanding Autism 2008
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It's not hard to see how mindblindness would derail a person's social development.
Understanding Autism 2008
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Simon Baron-Cohen believes that the symptoms of autism exist on a continuum: while some people clearly suffer from extreme cases, millions suffer only from minor cases of mindblindness.
Mind Wide Open Steven Johnson 2004
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Simon Baron-Cohen believes that the symptoms of autism exist on a continuum: while some people clearly suffer from extreme cases, millions suffer only from minor cases of mindblindness.
Mind Wide Open Steven Johnson 2004
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Simon Baron-Cohen believes that the symptoms of autism exist on a continuum: while some people clearly suffer from extreme cases, millions suffer only from minor cases of mindblindness.
Mind Wide Open Steven Johnson 2004
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Simon Baron-Cohen believes that the symptoms of autism exist on a continuum: while some people clearly suffer from extreme cases, millions suffer only from minor cases of mindblindness.
Mind Wide Open Steven Johnson 2004
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She has proposed and tested two of the main theories of autism, mindblindness and central coherence.
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She has proposed and tested two of the main theories of autism, mindblindness and central coherence.
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She has proposed and tested two of the main theories of autism, mindblindness and central coherence.
chained_bear commented on the word mindblindness
"Simon Baron-Cohen, a leading researcher in the study of autism, has identified the inability to generate a theory of mind as a central deficit in that illness. He has coined the term 'mindblindness' to designate that problem. The corollary, 'mindsightedness,' requires healthy function in several areas of the brain."
—Michael Craig Miller, "Sad Brain, Happy Brain," Newsweek, September 22, 2008
September 23, 2008