Autistic Social Dysfunction: Some Limitations of the Theory of Mind Hypothesis

— This study examined the extent to which the social disabilities found in autism can be accounted for by the “Theory of Mind” hypothesis. Items related to social development from the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales were administered to 29 CA‐, MA‐and IQ‐matched pairs of young autistic and non‐aut...

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Published in:Journal of child psychology and psychiatry 1992-07, Vol.33 (5), p.861-876
Main Authors: Klin, Ami, Volkmar, Fred R., Sparrow, Sara S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Age Factors
Autism
Autistic Disorder - psychology
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child clinical studies
Child, Preschool
Children
Cognition
Developmental Disabilities - psychology
Developmental disorders
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infantile autism
Male
Medical sciences
Models, Psychological
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Social Adjustment
Social behavior
Social Behavior Disorders - etiology
Social Behavior Disorders - psychology
social dysfunction
Standardization
theory of mind
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Summary:— This study examined the extent to which the social disabilities found in autism can be accounted for by the “Theory of Mind” hypothesis. Items related to social development from the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales were administered to 29 CA‐, MA‐and IQ‐matched pairs of young autistic and non‐autistic, developmentally disabled children. These items were evaluated in relation to expected ages of acquisition based on the Vineland standardization database. Our results indicate that the social dysfunction in autism affects very basic and early emerging social behaviors which are typically present prior to the time at which even the earliest precursors of a theory of mind apparently emerge.
ISSN:0021-9630
1469-7610
DOI:10.1111/j.1469-7610.1992.tb01961.x