Imagine that I just stubbed my toe and cried "Ouch." A child with autism spectrum disorder, when asked if I was hurt, said, "No," because she wasn't hurt. This inability to take the perspective of another is referred to as:

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Mind-blindness is the inability to understand or take the perspective of another person, which can be a characteristic of individuals with autism spectrum disorder. In this scenario, the child with autism did not recognize that the speaker was experiencing pain and therefore answered that they were not hurt, even though the speaker had just expressed discomfort. Excessive logic, self-stimulatory behavior, and sensory overload may also be common in individuals with autism, but do not directly relate to the inability to take another's perspective in this scenario.

Imagine That I Just Stubbed My Toe and Cried "Ouch