Advanced theory of mind in children with mild intellectual disability and deaf or hard of hearing children: A two‐year longitudinal study in middle childhood

Author(s):  
Joanna Smogorzewska ◽  
Christopher Osterhaus

Author(s):  
Constance Th. W. M. Vissers ◽  
Daan Hermans

The implications of a hearing loss can go far beyond the linguistic domain. Several studies have revealed that deaf and hard-of-hearing children are at risk in their social-emotional development. This chapter argues that executive functions and theory of mind are two central underlying cognitive factors in people’s social-emotional functioning. We briefly review what is currently known about executive functioning and theory-of-mind development in deaf and hard-of-hearing children and adolescents and then present a cognitive model with a central role for inner speech in relation to executive functioning and theory of mind. We hypothesize that inner speech both enables and urges the regulation of oneself (executive function) and also the mentalization of one’s own and others’ inner worlds (theory of mind). We discuss the implications for assessing and treating social-emotional problems in deaf and hard-of-hearing children and adolescents.



2012 ◽  
Vol 157 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clovis Levrez ◽  
Béatrice Bourdin ◽  
Barbara Le Driant ◽  
Baudouin Forgeot D'Arc ◽  
Luc Vandromme






2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 544-558
Author(s):  
Lena M. Olsson ◽  
Staffan Bengtsson ◽  
Mats Granlund ◽  
Karina Huus ◽  
Elisabeth Elgmark Andersson ◽  
...  


Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document