Theory of mind (ToM) in children with autism or typical development: Links between eye-reading and false belief understanding

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 462-473

  Peterson, Candida C ^a   Slaughter, Virginia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autism; Emotion perception; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; HUMAN; MENTAL FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOMETRY; READING; VALIDITY;

EID: 60549093197     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2008.09.007     Document Type: Article

References (31)

1. Baron-Cohen S. Are autistic children behaviourists? Examination of their mental-physical and appearance-reality distinctions. Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders 19 (1989) 579-600
2. Baron-Cohen S. Mindblindness (1995), M.I.T. Press, Cambridge, MA
3. Baron-Cohen, S. (2007). Reading the mind in the eyes test: Child version [electronic resource]. Retrieved August 28, 2008, from http://www.autismresearchcentre.com/tests/eyes_test_child.asp
4. Baron-Cohen S., and Cross P. Reading the eyes. Mind & Language 7 (1992) 172-186
5. Baron-Cohen S., Jolliffe T., Mortimore C., and Robertson M. Another advanced test of theory of mind: Evidence from very high functioning adults with autism or Asperger syndrome. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 38 (1997) 813-822
6. Baron-Cohen S., Leslie A.M., and Frith U. Does the autistic child have theory of mind?. Cognition 21 (1985) 37-46
7. Baron-Cohen S., Wheelwright S., Hill J., Raste T., and Plumb I. The 'Reading the mind in the eyes' test revised version: A study with normal adults, and adults with Asperger Syndrome or High-Functioning autism. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 42 (2001) 241-252
8. Baron-Cohen S., Wheelwright S., and Jolliffe T. Is there a "Language of the Eyes"? Evidence from normal adults, and adults with autism or Asperger syndrome. Visual Cognition 4 (1997) 311-331
9. Baron-Cohen S., Wheelwright S., Scahill V., Spong A., and Lawson J. Are intuitive physics and intuitive psychology independent? A test with children with Asperger syndrome. Journal of Developmental and Learning Disorders 5 (2001) 47-78
10. Davies S., Bishop D., Manstead A., and Tantam D. Face perception in children with autism and Asperger's syndrome. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 35 (1994) 1033-1057
11. Dunn J. The Emanuel Miller memorial lecture: Children's relationships: Bridging the divide between cognitive and social development. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 37 (1996) 507-518
12. Dunn L.M., and Dunn L.M. Peabody picture vocabulary test (1997), AGS, Circle Pines, MN, U.S.A.
13. Happé F. The role of age and verbal ability in the ToM performance of subjects with autism. Child Development 66 (1995) 843-855
14. Harris P.L. Conversation, pretense and theory of mind. In: Astington J.W., and Baird J.A. (Eds). Why language matters for theory of mind (2005), Oxford University Press, New York 70-83
15. Hughes C., Adlam A., Happe F., Jackson, Taylor, and Caspi. Good test-retest reliability for standard and advanced false-belief tasks across a wide range of abilities. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 41 (2000) 483-490
16. Hughes C., and Ensor R. Executive function and theory of mind in 2 year olds: A family affair. Developmental Neuropsychology 28 (2005) 645-668
17. Kahana-Kalman R., and Goldman S. Intermodal matching of emotional expressions in young children with autism. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders 2 (2008) 301-310
18. Lord F.M., and Novick M.R. Statistical theories of mental test scores (1968), Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA
19. McAlister A., and Peterson C.C. A longitudinal study of child siblings and theory of mind development. Cognitive Development 22 (2007) 258-270
20. Perner J., and Wimmer H. "John thinks that Mary thinks that...": Attribution of second-order beliefs by 5- to 10-year-old children. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology 39 (1985) 437-471
21. Peterson C.C. The social face of theory of mind. In: Repacholi B., and Slaughter V. (Eds). Individual differences in theory of mind (2003), Psychology Press, New York 171-196
22. Peterson C.C., Wellman H.M., and Liu D. Steps in theory of mind development for children with autism, deafness or typical development. Child Development 76 (2005) 502-517
23. Ruffman T., Perner J., Naito M., Parkin L., and Clements W.A. Older (but not younger) siblings facilitate false belief understanding. Developmental Psychology 34 (1998) 161-174
24. Sharp C. Theory of mind and conduct problems in children. Cognition & Emotion 27 (2008) 1149-1158
25. Slaughter V., Peterson C., and Mackintosh E. Mind what mother says: Narrative input and theory of mind in typical children and those on the autism spectrum. Child Development 78 (2007) 839-858
26. Sullivan K., Zaitchik D., and Tager-Flusberg H. Preschoolers can attribute second-order beliefs. Developmental Psychology 30 (1994) 395-402
27. Tabachnick B.G., and Fidell L.S. In: Pascal R. (Ed). Using multivariate statistics. 4th ed. (2001), Allyn and Bacon, Boston
28. Tager-Flusberg H. Evaluating the theory-of-mind hypothesis of autism. Current Directions in Psychologial Science 16 (2007) 311-315
29. Wellman H.M., Cross D., and Watson J. Meta-analysis of theory-of-mind development: The truth about false belief. Child Development 72 (2001) 655-684
30. Winzenberg T., Oldenburg B., Frendin S., and Jones G. The design of a valid and reliable questionnaire. BioMed Central Musculoskeletal Disorders 4 (2003) 17-26
31. Yirmiya N., Erel O., Shaked M., and Solomonica-Levi D. Meta-analyses comparing theory of mind abilities of individuals with autism, individuals with mental retardation and typically developing individuals. Psychological Bulletin 124 (1998) 283-307