Theory of mind In Autistic spectrum disorders

This is my son almost 11, acting out his obsession, magic. He does not quite understand how magic works, he believes his tricks are real, and he believes his audience are convinced they are to. In his mind, what he sees, and what he believes is what you see and what you believe.

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[darky2007]

No he does not understand in all other situations as well. Its not as noticable in other situations, until you question him. He can verbalise himself well, but he does not understand a lot of what he is actually saying, he copies other people, conversations, tv etc. Borrows phrases etc. He is also very literal. Hes quite quiet and very shy, he mainly gets by well in school by this fixed smile, although his confidence is growing since getting a statement of educational need.

[Danacrumb]

what a beautiful boy!!

[cornflakes002]

Magic is what ever you want it to be.

[conman2317]

@Danacrumb That kind of sounded pedophilic... just saying

[EaSiCerulVerde]

the boy have autism or asperger?

[symbolt]

@darky2007 I guess that the fact he is copying others is not that bad. Actually, neurotypical people also copy others quite a lot, it just seems that they know what they're saying. E.g. saying "wait, what am I supposed to do" absent-mindedly while walking into a room. It's practically just a saying, but you say it more or less in the situation it's supposed to be said - eventually the meaning might "click" and you can start using it consciously. BTW he has very "communicative" intonation.

[incomparableguy]

its an interesting concept to think of autism as a mental disorder, yet autistic people can be incredibly brilliant

[MsMeekz]

He is amazing.

[ConfusedByLC]

@Serge165 I love bowling! But my understanding of physics is nil though I can do maths if I have too! You're completely right as to how you experience the world & I really wouldn't recommend doing it any other way! Well, except on occasion :)

[Serge165]

@ConfusedByLC OH, and sorry if I sounded Egoic in any way shape or form, I was merely trying to point out something. and i'm glad i made you smile. Your lad is beautiful. I can relate to lots of other things THROUGH what I like. For example, I'm taking up bowling again, butg it deals in phyiscs and in math and strategy :)

[ConfusedByLC]

@Serge165 But I totally understand the bias you are referencing; it is a common one however in my circle it would be the sport fanatics that aren't allowed let alone given the chance to ramble unless they expect me to roll my eyes at their ridiculous obsession XD

[ConfusedByLC]

@Serge165 (cont) be noted as relevant and interesting, not viewed negatively as an 'obsession'. However a sports fanatic in the same circle may feel that there 'obsession' with their winning team or the game is juvenile & an irrational obsession. My point was that due perhaps to your own experiences & perspective the word 'obsession' seemingly has negative connotations. In effect attaching perhaps your own emotional experiences to what for some is essentially 'just a word'.

[ConfusedByLC]

@Serge165 I do understand where you are coming from; however from your experiences perhaps you are setting up 'markers' so to speak so that you notice this biased perspective more often. Since sport may be considered more 'socially acceptable' it may be obsessively talked about especially over certain seasonal times etc. I hate sports myself; however again it may be your negative connotations & experiences that cause you to focus on the bias you mention. In many circles your conversation would