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Unique Theory of Mind Differentiation in Children with Autism and Asperger Syndrome

Author(s) -

Michele Tine,

Joan Lucariello

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

autism research and treatment

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-1925

pISSN - 2090-1933

DOI - 10.1155/2012/505393

Subject(s) - intrapersonal communication , autism , theory of mind , asperger syndrome , mind blindness , high functioning autism , psychology , social cognition , developmental psychology , pervasive developmental disorder , interpersonal communication , cognition , developmental disorder , autism spectrum disorder , psychiatry , social psychology

This study was designed to determine if ToM abilities of children with autism and Asperger syndrome differentiate into Intrapersonal ToM and Social ToM. A battery of Social and Intrapersonal ToM tasks was administered to 39 children with autism and 34 children with Asperger syndrome. For both groups of children, ToM differentiated and Intrapersonal ToM was stronger than Social ToM. This asymmetry was greater for children with autism, whose Social ToM was especially weak. These results support a differentiated, as opposed to integrated, ToM. Moreover, the findings provide a more thorough understanding of the cognitive abilities associated with autism and Asperger syndrome.

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