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I don't feel Theory of Mind adequately or fairly describes what is really going on with Aspergers. Certainly there are social difficulties, but to say that people with Aspergers, especially adults, don't understand that other people have minds and emotions is just untrue, and that's what the most rigid proponents of Theory of Mind are still trying to assert. Proponents of Theory of Mind may even assert the person with Aspergers lacks emotions or caring. While I don't feel this author is going to these extremes, enough of the proponents of Theory of Mind have done so in a way that is deeply flawed and discriminatory against people with Aspergers. Including ToM in this book dilutes what is otherwise a very compassionate tone. Learning how to improve social abilities can only be possible for people who do, in fact, realize that they and other people have varied thoughts and emotions. What people with Aspergers have trouble with is intuiting social communication, but that can happen to anyone in specific situations - such as traveling to a very different culture. I would have felt this book was much stronger if the author took the time to acknowledge there is debate around this issue in the community.