Autistic AF

According to Simon Baron-Cohen's early Theory of Mind work; *all autistic people lack a theory of mind mechanism*. And one of the most popular advanced theory of mind tests can identify this mechanism by found by guessing adjectives for a cropped photo of someone's eyes (yes, really).

▶️ Watch my video on the Theory of Mind and Mind-Blindness Myth here: https://youtu.be/oBMY9r3Bods

Spoiler: It's a vocabulary quiz, not theory of mind, neurotypical-exclusive intuition or telepathy.

-Mike 🧡

1 month ago | [YT] | 119



@Autistic_AF

▶ Watch my video on the Theory of Mind and Mind-Blindness Myth here: https://youtu.be/oBMY9r3Bods

1 month ago (edited) | 6

@2EOGIY

It's an easy answer, as this cat is monotropic - wet food as a special interest.

1 month ago | 18

@EcoHamletsUK

Putting on a mask of serenity while irritatedly judging you for not providing wet food!

1 month ago | 18  

@TheDooOver-ee9gf

Theory of mind is harder for ANYONE stuck in fight or flight mode. We are just more vulnerable to being stuck in that mode.

1 month ago | 3

@Arizonacan69

I have no clue what that kitty is thinking, but I want to pet it!!!

1 month ago | 6

@lissajm

That cat is thinking "if you put that camera in my face one more frigging time...... "

1 month ago | 3

@jadestpc

Wet food, it's always on their mind 😂

1 month ago | 3

@natalietaylor2009

But if the person is posing for the picture, they may not actually be feeling that way and only acting the emotion. Maybe autists can see past the acting or faking.

1 month ago | 8

@WebWeaver91

Expecting us to read an expression based on eyes alone seems like a test that we're guaranteed to fail, from the beginning, given eye contact difficulties. Adding more complex language on top of it just makes it harder for autistic people to appease the test. A deeply flawed premise doth not a conclusive test make.

1 month ago | 5

@feralnonbinaryautistic

Let's just get a Voight-Kampff test machine and be done with it. :D

1 month ago | 2