scholarly journals Relations between intensionality, theory of mind and complex syntax in autism spectrum conditions and typical development

2021 ◽  
Vol 59 ◽  
pp. 101071
Author(s):  
Kristen Schroeder ◽  
Stephanie Durrleman ◽  
Derya Çokal ◽  
Annabel Sanfeliu Delgado ◽  
Adela Masana Marin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Theory Of Mind ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Autism Spectrum Conditions ◽  
Typical Development ◽  
Complex Syntax

The Children’s Empathy Quotient and Systemizing Quotient: Sex Differences in Typical Development and in Autism Spectrum Conditions

2009 ◽  
Vol 39 (11) ◽  
pp. 1509-1521 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bonnie Auyeung ◽  
Sally Wheelwright ◽  
Carrie Allison ◽  
Matthew Atkinson ◽  
Nelum Samarawickrema ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Autism Spectrum Conditions ◽  
Typical Development ◽  
Empathy Quotient

Mind Reading in Films Task to Assess Social Cognitive Deficits in Autism Spectrum Conditions

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-100
Author(s):  
Soraya TAHAZADEH ◽  
Usha BARAHMAND ◽  
Fereshteh YAGHOOTI ◽  
Mohamad Ali NAZARI
Keyword(s):  
Theory Of Mind ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
High Functioning Autism ◽  
Mental States ◽  
Diagnostic Value ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Autism Spectrum Conditions ◽  
Mind Reading ◽  
Eyes Task

"Background and Objectives. Various tasks with a variety of stimuli have been devised to measure aspects of theory of mind. In the present study, with due consideration of Iranian culture, we introduce a sensitive video-based test, called Mind Reading in Films Task (Films Task), for the evaluation of complex emotions and mental states. This new social ecological task for mindreading comprises several short film scenes, some measuring cognitive theory of mind and some measuring affective theory of mind. Method. This study included two experiments. In experiment 1, the validity of the newly devised Films Task was investigated by comparing the responses of 342 students to the Films Task and to the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Task (Eyes Test). In experiment 2, the predictive power and sensitivity of the Films Task was assessed. Twenty adults with high functioning autism spectrum conditions (ASC) were compared with 20 matched healthy controls in terms of their responses to the Eyes Task, Films Task and Empathy Quotient questionnaire. The ROC curve was used to determine the best cut-off point and the diagnostic value. Results. Our findings substantiate the discriminative capacity of the Films Task to distinguish individuals with autism spectrum conditions from their healthy non-clinical counterparts. Limitations: Intelligence and comorbid psychiatric conditions were not controlled, limiting the utility of the measure. Conclusions. Results imply the potential utility of the Films Task as a viable alternative to the Eyes Task in measuring individual differences in social cognitive ability in the general population."

scholarly journals Empathising and systematising in children with and without autism spectrum disorder

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 457
Author(s):  
Alev Girli ◽  
Filiz Karadağ ◽  
Burak Karabey
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Social Interaction ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Autism Spectrum Conditions ◽  
Typical Development ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Turkish Culture ◽  
Development Processes

It is known that children with autism are insufficient in building empathy. A part of the difficulties in social interaction may originate from the lack of empathy. This research consists of two studies. First study is adaptation of the “Child Empathy Systemizing Quotient” (EQ-SQ) to Turkish culture which is prepared considering the behaviour characteristics of children in the Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC) group, and realizing its validity and reliability. This research is conducted with 760 children with typical development processes, aged 9 – 16. The findings show that the Turkish EQ-SQ is a valid and reliable tool. The second study is conducted with 112 children, 32 of them having ASC and 80 not. Through this quotient, the empathy and systematizing abilities of children with ASC are compared with their peers who demonstrate typical development processes. The EQ-SQ levels of the participants are evaluated with their mothers and their demographical values are taken from the mothers. In line with the findings in the literature, the empathy skills of children diagnosed with ASC are significantly lower than children with typical development processes. Among the children with typical development processes, females’ empathy skills are shown to be significantly higher than males. 

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