This paper presents a study on social cognition development in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). A six-month follow-up was conducted on 65 children aged four to ten with ASD compared to typically developing children. Children were pooled on three nonverbal mental age groups (4 to 5 years old, 5 to 7 years old, 7 years old and over)Children's theory of mind and understanding of emotions were assessed with two batteries of tests: the ToM Storybooks (Blijd-Hoogewys et al, 2003) and the TEC (Pons & Harris, 2000). Our results show that children's scores are improving over time for the two test batteries. We also find a development of this understanding according to mental age groups. Finally, in the development of social cognition, understanding false beliefs appears to be a particular difficulty for children with ASD.
Thommen, E., Bulgarelli, D., Cattelan, C., Di Fulvio, A., Foudon, N., Molina, P., et al. (2016). Development of social cognition in children with autism spectrum disorders: A combined developmental approach. ANAE, 28(144), 527-537.
Development of social cognition in children with autism spectrum disorders: A combined developmental approach
Salomone, E.
2016
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This paper presents a study on social cognition development in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). A six-month follow-up was conducted on 65 children aged four to ten with ASD compared to typically developing children. Children were pooled on three nonverbal mental age groups (4 to 5 years old, 5 to 7 years old, 7 years old and over)Children's theory of mind and understanding of emotions were assessed with two batteries of tests: the ToM Storybooks (Blijd-Hoogewys et al, 2003) and the TEC (Pons & Harris, 2000). Our results show that children's scores are improving over time for the two test batteries. We also find a development of this understanding according to mental age groups. Finally, in the development of social cognition, understanding false beliefs appears to be a particular difficulty for children with ASD.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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