Examining whether adults with autism spectrum disorder encounter multiple problems in theory of mind: a study based on meta-analysis

Gao, Shihuan; Wang, Xieshun; Su, Yanjie

doi:10.3758/s13423-023-02280-8

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“…People with ASD performed worse on all ToM tasks. However, the performance of the ASD group was poorer on reading and complex scene comprehension tasks compared with self–other processing and perceptual scene comprehension [ 47 ]. Moreover, the relationship between ASD and ToM is complex.…”

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Autism and Religion

Kéri

2023

Children

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The disease burden of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a definitive public health challenge. The quality of life of children with ASD depends on how the cultural environment fits their special needs, including religious and spiritual factors. Does ASD predict low religiosity, and if not, what is the significance for clinical care? To answer this question, we reviewed the literature on the cognitive models of ASD and religious beliefs. We found that the cognitive models of ASD and religious beliefs substantially overlap, which is particularly important from a developmental psychological perspective. These models include Theory of Mind and intentionality, the “broken mirror” hypothesis, central coherence, and the intense world theory. We dispute the assumption that individuals with ASD are inherently less religious and spiritual than the neurotypical population. Religiosity is possibly expressed differently in ASD with unique spiritual experiences and beliefs (“gifted, visionary, and truth-seeker”). In some circumstances, a religious background can be helpful for both children with ASD and their caregivers. These circumstances should not be neglected, and clinicians are encouraged to consider patients’ religious context, resources, and needs.

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Autism and Religion

Kéri

2023

Children

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Autism spectrum disorder

Myers,

Challman

2025

Capute and Accardo' S Neurodevelopmental Disabilities in Infancy and Childhood

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Evaluation of a New Adolescent Social Communication Assessment: The Transition Pragmatics Interview

Poll,

Boone,

Petru

2024

J Speech Lang Hear Res

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Purpose: This study evaluated the psychometric functioning of a new criterion-referenced assessment of adolescent social communication, the Transition Pragmatics Interview (TPI), based on the synthesis model of pragmatics. Two ways of interpreting item difficulty were explored: (a) as a function of the synthesis model elements of social communication ability that items were designed to assess, and (b) as a function of the developmental level required for a successful response based on an adapted situational-discourse-semantics (SDS) model (Norris & Hoffman, 1993). Method: Thirty-seven participants aged 14–22 years completed the TPI. Responses were analyzed using Rasch analysis to evaluate the functioning of the scale and to determine item difficulty. Items were coded for the SDS developmental level required for an adequate response. The mean Rasch item difficulty for items at each SDS developmental level was analyzed for the five adapted SDS domains. Results: Consistent with the first approach for interpreting item difficulty, TPI items varied in difficulty as a function of the element of social communication they were designed to assess ( p < .001). Interpreting item difficulty based on the adapted SDS model was not supported: Items requiring higher SDS developmental levels were not more difficult than those requiring less ( p = .55). Conclusions: The TPI responses fit the Rasch model, supporting the TPI as a unidimensional measure and supporting the use of all items together to compute a single number that summarizes the level of social communication for each examinee. The item ordering from least to most difficult was consistent with prior findings on adolescent social communication development. Supplemental Material: https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.26018545

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Examining whether adults with autism spectrum disorder encounter multiple problems in theory of mind: a study based on meta-analysis

Cited by 4 publications

References 185 publications

Autism and Religion

Autism and Religion

Autism spectrum disorder

Evaluation of a New Adolescent Social Communication Assessment: The Transition Pragmatics Interview

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