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Autism And Mentalization
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Most people think the big question about autism is whether autistic children “understand other people.” I’m not convinced that question gets us anywhere helpful. What actually changes relationships is noticing how mentalization works under real-world pressure and how often misunderstanding runs both ways, even when everyone involved has empathy and good intent.
I walk through how autism has been viewed through theory of mind research, including the legacy of framing autism through a deficit lens, and why that framing is too narrow. Mentalization isn’t a single skill you…
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