期刊
JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
卷 47, 期 5, 页码 1369-1379出版社
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-017-3069-5
关键词
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD); Mediation analysis; Theory of mind (ToM); Social cognition; Social information processing
Individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) show significant impairments in social skills and theory of mind (ToM). The aim of this study was to evaluate ToM and social information processing abilities in 52 children with ASD compared to 55 typically developing (TD) children. A mediation analysis evaluated whether social information processing abilities can be mediated by ToM competences. In our results, children with autism showed a deficit in social skills and ToM components. The innovative results of our study applying mediation analysis demonstrate that ToM plays a key role in the development of social abilities, and the lack of ToM competences in children with autism impairs their competent social behavior.
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