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Impaired performance on see-know tasks amongst children with autism: Evidence of specific difficulties with theory of mind or domain-general task factors?

Bowler, Lind, S.E.,*; M., D.

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Authors

Lind, S.E.,* Bowler

D. M.



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S E Lind cjmw18@durham.ac.uk
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Abstract

It is widely assumed that children with autism have a diminished understanding of the perception-knowledge relationship, as a specific manifestation of a theory of mind (ToM) impairment. However, such a conclusion may not be justified on the basis of previous studies, which have suffered from significant methodological weaknesses. The current study aimed to avoid such problems by adopting more stringent participant matching methods, using a larger sample (N = 80), and implementing a new, more rigorous control task in order to ensure that non-ToM task factors were not confounding results. After excluding children who failed the control task, it was found that children with autism were moderately impaired in their understanding of the perception-knowledge relationship, relative to age- and verbal ability matched comparison children.

Citation

Bowler, L. S., & M., D. (2010). Impaired performance on see-know tasks amongst children with autism: Evidence of specific difficulties with theory of mind or domain-general task factors?. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 40(4), 479-484. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-009-0889-y

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Apr 1, 2010
Deposit Date Sep 8, 2010
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Print ISSN 0162-3257
Electronic ISSN 1573-3432
Publisher Springer
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 40
Issue 4
Pages 479-484
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-009-0889-y
Keywords Autism spectrum disorder,Control task, Ignorance, Knowledge, Perception, Theory of mind.
Publisher URL http://www.springerlink.com/content/354521164708w077/

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