Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, SE-405 30 Göteborg, Sweden.
Res Dev Disabil. 2010 Mar-Apr;31(2):617-24. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2009.12.010. Epub 2010 Feb 8.
The development of a person's ability to understand other's thoughts and feelings, so-called "theory of mind" (ToM), is subject to study. Children with communicative disabilities have exhibited problems in this respect, highlighting the role of language in the development of ToM. In this study, ToM was studied in children with cerebral palsy and severe speech impairments. Two tasks, differently dependent on verbal abilities, were used. The results were compared to those of a mental age matched group. The groups differed significantly on the verbally dependent task while difference in performance did not reach significance on the less verbally dependent one. The results are discussed in terms of a delayed development of ToM in children with severe speech and physical impairments, dependent on verbal abilities.
一个人理解他人思想和感受的能力的发展，即所谓的“心理理论”（ToM），是需要研究的。有沟通障碍的儿童在这方面表现出问题，这突出了语言在 ToM 发展中的作用。在这项研究中，研究了脑瘫和严重言语障碍儿童的 ToM。使用了两项任务，它们在语言能力的依赖程度上有所不同。将结果与具有心理年龄匹配的组进行比较。在依赖语言的任务中，两组差异显著，而在依赖语言程度较低的任务中，表现差异没有达到显著水平。结果从言语和身体严重受损儿童的 ToM 发展延迟的角度进行了讨论，这种延迟依赖于语言能力。
