Clinically Significant Disturbance: On Theorists Who Theorize Theory of Mind
By Melanie Yergeau. 2013
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This essay is an autie-ethnographic narrative that traces the problems with and limits of theory of mind (ToM) as it is currently constructed in psychology and cognitive studies. In particular, I examine the role of the body in ToM—or rather, the ways in which autistic people are dis embodied in theories about ToM. I argue that theories about ToM deny autistic people agency by calling into question their very humanity and, in doing so, wreak violence on autistic bodies. I suggest, furthermore, that feminist rhetorical studies represent one potential location for dismantling the complex web of oppression that ToM has come to signify. Keywords: theory of mind; autism; rhetoric; violence; embodiment
Subfields: Cognitive Neuroscience, Philosophy
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- The Bodymind Problem and the Possibilities of Pain (2015, background): “Authors who take a more complex approach to self-injury include McLane 1996; Johnson 2010; and Yergeau 2013.”