Dipartimento di Psicologia, Università Degli Studi di Torino, via Verdi 10, 10124, Torino, Italy.
Dipartimento di Scienze Umane e Sociali, Università della Valle d'Aosta-Université de la Vallée d'Aoste, Aosta, Italy.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2022 Dec;52(12):5356-5366. doi: 10.1007/s10803-021-05389-8. Epub 2022 Jan 11.
Some studies report delayed theory of mind (ToM) development in children with specific language impairment (SLI), while others do not. A ToM delay is acknowledged in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), while whether these children also display a deficit is still under debate. In the current study, we drew on a developmental trajectory approach to assess whether children with SLI or ASD displayed delays or deficits in their ToM performance. Forty-three children with SLI (age 4-10 years), 44 children with ASD (age 5-12 years), and 227 typically developing children (age 3-11 years) completed the ToM Storybooks. Children with SLI were not found to display either a delay or a deficit in ToM, while children with ASD were found to display a deficit.
一些研究报告称，特定语言障碍（SLI）儿童的心理理论（ToM）发展延迟，而另一些研究则没有。自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）儿童的 ToM 延迟已得到公认，而这些儿童是否也存在缺陷仍存在争议。在当前的研究中，我们借鉴了发展轨迹方法来评估 SLI 或 ASD 儿童的 ToM 表现是否存在延迟或缺陷。43 名 SLI 儿童（4-10 岁）、44 名 ASD 儿童（5-12 岁）和 227 名正常发育儿童（3-11 岁）完成了 ToM 故事书测试。研究未发现 SLI 儿童的 ToM 存在延迟或缺陷，而 ASD 儿童则存在缺陷。
