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Young, Robyn L.; Brewer, Neil – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020
We examined whether perspective taking (or Theory of Mind) deficits that characterize autistic individuals predict whether they have trouble extricating themselves from situations in which police officers erroneously suspect them of a crime. Autistic and typically developing adults listened to scenarios in which they were placed in situations…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Perspective Taking, Theory of Mind
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Muller, Ulrich; Liebermann-Finestone, Dana P.; Carpendale, Jeremy I. M.; Hammond, Stuart I.; Bibok, Maximilian B. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2012
This longitudinal study examined the concurrent and predictive relations between executive function (EF) and theory of mind (ToM) in 82 preschoolers who were assessed when they were 2, 3, and 4 years old. The results showed that the concurrent relation between EF and ToM, after controlling for age, verbal ability, and sex, was significant at 3 and…
Descriptors: Theory of Mind, Verbal Ability, Cognitive Development, Longitudinal Studies