Theory of Mind

"Mildly autistic children have more tantrums, and picky demands to Mother. They begin their pattern of 'take as much as possible' since before birth—they're literally born heavier! They have a way worse Theory of Mind (capacity for mentally modelling the minds of others) which makes them less compass"

"In Israel's early days there was at least among its top brass an understanding of why the conflict between Israel and its Arab neighbors exists. But overtime that understanding has been overwritten by an orientalist caricature that bares no relation to how Arabs actually think."