James Coulter Imagine two girls playing with dolls. One girl is named Sally; the other, Anne. Sally puts her doll in a toy chest before leaving the room. Anne removes the doll from the chest and hides ...

For four decades, a controversial idea has shaped how autism is understood by researchers, healthcare professionals and the public: the claim that autistic people are “mind blind”. The phrase suggests ...

Theory of mind is typically defined as the ability to understand the thoughts, beliefs, desires, and emotions of other people. This understanding allows individuals to predict how others will feel, ...

Scientists at the University of Cambridge University have published new results in the journal PLoS ONE from the largest ever study of people with autism taking the 'Reading the Mind in the Eyes' test ...

If you’ve spent time around someone on the autism spectrum, you’ve probably learned the basics: use people-first language, be ...

In today’s column, I will be examining an enduring and intriguing topic known as the Theory of Mind (ToM) including and especially as the topic relates to Artificial Intelligence (AI), such as ...