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Ziv, Yair; Hadad, Bat Sheva; Khateeb, Yasmine – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
The social cognitive deficiencies of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are well documented. However, the mechanisms underlying these deficiencies are unclear. Therefore, we examined the social information processing (SIP) patterns and social behaviors of 25 preschool children with ASDs in comparison to a matched group of 25…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Preschool Children, Social Behavior
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Bal, Elgiz; Yerys, Benjamin E.; Sokoloff, Jennifer L.; Celano, Mark J.; Kenworthy, Lauren; Giedd, Jay N.; Wallace, Gregory L. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2013
Age-related changes in social attribution skills were assessed using the "Triangles Playing Tricks" task in 7-17 year old high functioning children with ASDs (n = 41) and in typically developing (TD) children (n = 58) matched on age, IQ, and sex ratio. Children with ASDs gave responses that received lower intentionality and appropriateness ratings…
Descriptors: Autism, Theory of Mind, Intelligence Quotient, Interpersonal Competence
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Boucher, Jill – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2012
In this review, the history of the theory of mind (ToM) theory of autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) is outlined (in which ToM is indexed by success on false belief tasks), and the explanatory power and psychological causes of impaired ToM in ASD are critically discussed. It is concluded that impaired ToM by itself has only limited explanatory…
Descriptors: Theory of Mind, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, History