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Faux Pas: Assessing Theory of Superior Mind. A Control-case Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 March 2020

E. Magallón-Neri ,
J. Figueras ,
C. Amat  and
M. Benages
E. Magallón-Neri
Affiliation:
University of Barcelona, Faculty of Psychology, IR3c, Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology, Barcelona, Spain
J. Figueras
Affiliation:
University of Barcelona, Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology, Barcelona, Spain
C. Amat
Affiliation:
Federació Espectre Autista, Asperger de Catalunya, Clinical Assistance, Barcelona, Spain
M. Benages
Affiliation:
Federació Espectre Autista, Asperger de Catalunya, Clinical Assistance, Barcelona, Spain

Abstract

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Often, children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can present deficits for acquiring superior level of theory of mind (ToM) in the detection of false beliefs o blunder situations. The objective of this study is to assess 51 subjects with a primary education level (18 with ASD compared to 33 control subjects) comparing ToM level by using the test of Faux Pas test by Baron-Cohen et al. (1999) in two groups divided in 2 layers by age of 7 and 11 years. Results showed significant differences in this construct (ToM) between control group and ASD group only at the age of 11 years (z-score = 2.26; P = .023), but not at the age of 7 years (z-score = 1.89; P = .062). This suggests that ToM's superior capacity acquires greater expression and maturity towards late childhood, just before transition to adolescence stage.

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Type
e-poster walk: Child and adolescent psychiatry–Part 3
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European Psychiatry , Volume 41 , Issue S1: Abstract of the 25th European Congress of Psychiatry , April 2017 , pp. S215
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Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2017
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