Using Narratives to Develop Theory of Mind in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders

Word of Mouth ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 6-9
Author(s):  
Carol Westby
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Theory Of Mind ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Develop Theory ◽  
Spectrum Disorders

scholarly journals Theory of Mind Development in School Children with autism spectrum disorders

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 112-131
Author(s):  
R.A. Turevskaya ◽  
A.A. Plenskovskaya
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Theory Of Mind ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Mental States ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
System Level ◽  
Cognitive Mechanisms ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Representative System

We present the results of an empirical study that aimed at a deeper understanding of mental states using the concept of theory of mind (ToM). A system-level approach to the study of ToM is being developed. Using a standardized version of F. Happé’s Strange Stories test we conducted a comparative study on children from the normative group (N=54) and high-functioning children with autism spectrum disorders (N=43). Both groups were divided into subgroups of 7—11 and 12—16 years old. Based on the data obtained, emotional-figurative, perceptual-figurative, and conceptual levels of representation development in the ToM system were identified. We traced the age-related dynamics of the representations in the ToM system, which is normally associated with a change in its cognitive mechanisms, the emergence of the leading level in the organization of a representative system, and the formation of conceptual representations. The disordered development of ToM in ASD children arises due to the disturbances of ToM representations differentiation, integrative processes degradation, and development asynchrony.

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