1st Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Psychology Department, Lehigh University, 17 Memorial, Drive East, Bethlehem, PA, 18015 3068, USA.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2021 Apr;51(4):1142-1156. doi: 10.1007/s10803-020-04595-0.
Substantial research indicates that individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have difficulties with Theory of Mind (ToM) abilities, but rarely have studies used a comprehensive battery to measure both the cognitive and affective aspects of ToM. The present study tested this ability in 24 Greek-speaking children with ASD (ages 7-14), and their performance was compared to 24 age-, gender- and language-matched typically developing controls. Results showed that ASD children's performance was selectively impaired in both ToM aspects, supporting the distinction between ToM components. This is the first study of ToM abilities among Greek-speaking children with ASD, and the findings confirm that children with ASD are experiencing difficulties with socio-emotional understanding across languages and cultures.
大量研究表明，自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）个体在心理理论（ToM）能力方面存在困难，但很少有研究使用综合测试来衡量 ToM 的认知和情感方面。本研究在 24 名希腊语自闭症儿童（7-14 岁）中测试了这种能力，并将他们的表现与 24 名年龄、性别和语言匹配的正常发育对照儿童进行了比较。结果表明，自闭症儿童在 ToM 的两个方面的表现都有选择性缺陷，支持 ToM 成分的区分。这是第一个针对希腊语自闭症儿童的 ToM 能力研究，研究结果证实，自闭症儿童在跨语言和文化的社会情感理解方面存在困难。
