@miaoue@yourautisticlife@actuallyautistic
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to me, it's a concept that has been through the Allistic filter and in use means the opposite of what it clearly ought to mean.
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A theory of mind ought to be a theory of many minds, of the differences between minds, like the way Temple Grandin can empathize with cows, a theory of mind ought to be something like an adaptor plate, a tool for navigating different sorts of minds - a tool every animal owner in the world uses all day, BTW.
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But no, the Allistic doctors decide it's the opposite, only one specific sort of a mind is a mind. This way, it's not a theory at all. 🤮