"Empathy allows us to feel the emotions of others, to identify and understand their feelings and motives and see things from their perspective. How we generate empathy remains a subject of intense debate in cognitive science.

Some scientists now believe they may have finally discovered its root. We're all essentially mind readers, they say."

http://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/050427_mind_readers.html

At last, there may be an explanation for autism, Asperger's syndrome, and maybe ADHD.