Imagine that i just stubbed my toe and cried "ouch." a child with autism spectrum disorder, when asked if i was hurt, said "no, because he wasn't hurt." this inability to take the perspective of another is referred to as:

Hello, assuming this is for psychology, the answer that would best suit this sounds like Theory of Mind. People with autism spectrum disorder have no theory of mind, which is the ability to understand someone else’s emotions. Hope this helped.