Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Intervention based on ToM

Interventions based on the Theory of Mind cognitive model for autism spectrum disorder (ASD)

Interventions eligible for inclusion in this review: 1. explicitly state that they are designed to teach ToM; or 2. explicitly state that they are designed to teach precursor skills of ToM; or 3. explicitly state that they are based on or inspired by ToM models of autism; or 4. explicitly state that they aim to test the ToM model of autism. We reiterate that ToM (theory of mind) describes the ability to understand another’s thoughts, beliefs, and other internal states and is encapsulated in a test of false belief. Prior to the development of false-belief understanding (at about four years old in typical development), associated precursor skills are in evidence such as joint attention, imitation, and emotion recognition. Relevant interventions include those which explicitly teach children to understand others’ mental states (e.g. using visual representations of mental states McGregor 1998) and those which use naturalistic teaching to develop imitation skills (Heimann 2006). 


Source: https://www.pure.ed.ac.uk/ws/files/14569288/SFW_Cochrane_final.pdf

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