Two of the features of narrative transportation outlined by Busselle and Bilandzic (2009) fit snugly with this view – attentional focus (lack of mind-wandering) and emotional engagement (our feeling for the characters).
The key difference is that sociopaths lack conscience, whereas people with aspergers simply lack theory of mind.
People with autism who lack theory of mind are missing the "tiny gadget in the big engine that allows us effortlessly to take into account what another person wishes, believes and thinks".
She will not disclose to others because "people might start gossiping whenever they know my status, as a result I will lack peace of mind".
Such A.I. cannot experience the world qualitatively, and although they may exhibit seemingly intelligent behavior, it is forever limited by the lack of a mind.
I think the idea of headless people not being able to engage in oral sex, not being able to kiss, not being able to even have sexual fantasies for lack of a mind, yet still engaging in these sexual acts – it just seemed like a really bizarre and hilarious thing to me.
The growth of village-based ecotourism was essentially being inhibited by a lack of consumerist mind-set.
Silicon Valley executives warn Congress that unless private industry is allowed to hire more skilled foreign workers, growth in the new economy will sputter for lack of able minds.
Lack of sleep comes to mind, and all the women Ms. Haupt interviewed describe being exhausted much of the time.
Lack of confidence is characterized by mind chatter (I call it Mind Monkeys) telling you that you're not good enough, you're not clever enough, no one will pay those prices or even 'you're a bad mother.' But you are better than you think, so instead of listening to the Mind Monkeys on your shoulder, get out your vision board and squash them flat with it.
The reduced ability of schizophrenia patients to recognise eye expressions of complex mental states could be interpreted as supporting a lack of "theory of mind".
