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Paynter, Jessica; Peterson, Candida C. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2013
Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) routinely fail false belief tests of theory of mind (ToM), even at advanced chronological and mental ages. Initial training efforts were largely disappointing for those with ASD, suggesting an intractable deficit. However, more recently, children with ASD trained with various pictorial strategies…
Descriptors: Intervention, Autism, Generalization, Control Groups
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Wellman, Henry M.; Peterson, Candida C. – Developmental Psychology, 2013
The processes and mechanisms of theory-of-mind development were examined via a training study of false-belief conceptions in deaf children of hearing parents (N = 43). In comparison to 2 different control conditions, training based on thought-bubble instruction about beliefs was linked with improved false-belief understanding as well as progress…
Descriptors: Deafness, Theory of Mind, Cognitive Development, Beliefs