Another Advanced Test of Theory of Mind
Evidence from Very High Functioning Adults with Autism or Asperger Syndrome
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23375489 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Simon Baron‐cohen (0000-0001-9217-2544, University of Cambridge, corresponding author), Therese Jolliffe (University of Cambridge), Catherine Mortimore (University of London), Mary Robertson (0000-0003-3252-9956), Mary M Robertson (University of London) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 813-822 |
| Publication date | 1997-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-9630 • E-ISSN: 1469-7610 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1997.tb01599.x |
| PMID | 9363580 |
| OpenAlex | W2086094798 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 154 |
| References cited | 32 |
Previous studies have found a subgroup of people with autism or Asperger Syndrome who pass second‐order tests of theory of mind. However, such tests have a ceiling in developmental terms corresponding to a mental age of about 6 years. It is therefore impossible to say if such individuals are intact or impaired in their theory of mind skills. We report the performance of very high functioning adults with autism or Asperger Syndrome on an adult test of theory of mind ability. The task involved inferring the mental state of a person just from the information in photographs of a person's eyes. Relative to age‐matched normal controls and a clinical control group (adults with Tourette Syndrome), the group with autism and Asperger Syndrome were significantly impaired on this task. The autism and Asperger Syndrome sample was also impaired on Happe's strange stories tasks. In contrast, they were unimpaired on two control tasks: recognising gender from the eye region of the face, and recognising basic emotions from the whole face. This provides evidence for subtle mindreading deficits in very high functioning individuals on the autistic continuum.
Asperger syndrome · Autism · Autism spectrum disorder · Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Developmental disorder · Developmental psychology · High-functioning autism · Mind-blindness · Psychiatry · Theory of mind · Tourette syndrome · Autism Spectrum Disorder Research · Behavioral and Psychological Studies · Child and Animal Learning Development · Psychology
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