mind-blindness
/ˈmʌɪndˌblʌɪn(d)nɪs/noun
1 Generally. An inability or refusal to acknowledge or accept evidence; lack of understanding. rare.
2 Medicine. The inability to recognize objects by sight, caused by lesions of certain parts of the cerebral cortex; visual agnosia. Also called psychic blindness. Now historical.
3 Psychology. An inability to recognize, understand, or interpret mental states (thoughts, beliefs, intentions, etc.) in oneself or others, attributed to persons with autism and related disorders.
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Samuel Rutherford (c1600–1661), Church of Scotland minister and political theorist. From mind + blindness.