Research: Unlocking the Mystery of Social Deficits in Autism: Theory of Mind as Key

Authored by Blacher, J., and Howell E. in Exceptional Parent Magazine, Volume , Issue , p. 96-97, (2007).

Article summary (posted Oct 16, 2007):

Children with autism can be taught to think socially by using movies with broad gestures and facial cues.

Having Theory of Mind is key to developing social skills. Theory of Mind affects life with other people, school, following directions, and understanding things that happen in society. There is some research that says that Theory of Mind can be taught. Some speech therapists teach Theory of Mind by teaching social thinking skills. While these techniques have not yet been tested in research studies, they do seem to work.

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autism, face processing therapy, gestures, home, parent, school, social skills groups, Social Thinking, speech therapy, theory of mind, therapist
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