Theory of Mind Profiles in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Adaptive/Social Skills and Pragmatic Competence
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Theory of Mind Profiles in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Adaptive/Social Skills and Pragmatic CompetenceAutoría
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2020-09-17Editor
Frontiers MediaCita bibliográfica
ROSELLO, Belen, et al. Theory of mind profiles in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: adaptive/social skills and pragmatic competence. Frontiers in Psychology, 2020, vol. 11.Tipo de documento
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Theory of Mind (ToM) is one of the most relevant concepts in the field of social cognition,
particularly in the case of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Literature showing that
individuals with ASD display deficits ... [+]
Theory of Mind (ToM) is one of the most relevant concepts in the field of social cognition,
particularly in the case of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Literature showing that
individuals with ASD display deficits in ToM is extensive and robust. However, some
related issues deserve more research: the heterogeneous profile of ToM abilities in
children with ASD and the association between different levels of ToM development
and social, pragmatic, and adaptive behaviors in everyday life. The first objective of this
study was to identify profiles of children with ASD without intellectual disability (ID), based
on explicit and applied ToM knowledge, and compare these profiles with a group of
children with typical development (TD). A second objective was to determine differences
in symptom severity, adaptive/social behavior, and pragmatic abilities between the
profiles identified. Fifty-two children with a clinical diagnosis of ASD without ID and
37 children with TD performed neuropsychological ToM tasks and two vocabulary
and memory tests. In addition, all of their mothers completed different questionnaires
about applied ToM abilities, severity of ASD symptoms, adaptive/social skills, and
pragmatic competence. Two subgroups were identified in the cluster analysis carried
out with explicit and applied ToM indicators. The “Lower ToM abilities” profile obtained
significantly lower scores than the “Higher ToM abilities” profile on all the ToM measures.
Furthermore, the analysis of covariance, controlling for vocabulary and working memory
(ANCOVAs), showed statistically significant differences in applied ToM abilities between
the two groups of children with ASD without ID and the group with TD. However, only the
group with “Higher ToM abilities” achieved similar performance to the TD group on the
verbal task of explicit ToM knowledge. Finally, the “Lower ToM abilities” cluster obtained
significantly higher scores on autism symptoms (social and communication domains)
and lower scores on adaptive behavior and pragmatic skills than the cluster with “Higher
ToM abilities.” Taken together, these findings have implications for understanding the
heterogeneity in ToM skills in children with ASD without ID, and their differential impact
on social, communicative, and adaptive behaviors. [-]
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2020, v. 11Proyecto de investigación
1) Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (PSI2016-78109; AEI/FEDER, UE) and 2) the pre-doctoral grant from the University of Valencia, UV-INVPREDOC15-265889.Derechos de acceso
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