> Sociopaths have no real theory of mind, I agree, just a lot of stimulus-response mimicked behavior I mean, it might be that they do have a core TOM in additi

> Sociopaths have no real theory of mind, I agree, just a lot of stimulus-response mimicked behavior I mean, it might be that they do have a core TOM in addition to the stimulus-response stuff - but one that fails, because by default they're generalizing their own mental states/emotional ranges to others, not the neurotypical's or for that matter the autistic's. (Thus, even their TOM defects would be - at least to some extent - a consequence of them lacking certain drives. Including, of course, the uniquely-human drive to "truck, barter and trade" that makes people willing to engage constructively with others, even when pursuing entirely-selfish goals.)