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JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
Volume 49, Issue 10, Pages 3965-3972Publisher
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-018-3671-1
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Autism spectrum disorder; Empathic responsiveness; Theory of mind; Intervention; Randomized controlled trial
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- ZonMW The Netherlands [70-72900-98-14050]
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Youth with ASD often show limited or atypical empathic responsiveness. The direct effects of social skills interventions on enhancing empathic responsiveness is unknown. Data from a randomized controlled trial were used to investigate whether a Theory of Mind training improves the empathic responsiveness, measured through structured observations. The current study included a large sample (n = 135) of 8-13-year-old children with ASD. When comparing the change scores of empathic responsiveness from baseline to post-test, the intervention group performed significantly better than the waitlist group. Thus, the current findings support the use of Theory of Mind training as intervention of ASD by showing its efficacy also in improving one's empathic responsiveness, in addition to previous knowledge regarding the improvements in empathic understanding.
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