КОГНИЦИЈАТА И ТЕОРИЈАТА ЗА УМОТ КАЈ ДЕЦА СО НАРУШУВАЊА ОД АУТИСТИЧЕН СПЕКТАР
COGNITION AND THEORY OF MIND IN CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS

Summary/Abstract: Disorders of autism spectrum are developmental disorders manifested through difficulties in social interactions and communication as well as by displaying stereotypical behaviour, interests and activities. Given that clinical features of autism spectrum disorders vary in gravity and symptoms, it is considered justifiable to talk about a spectrum of developmental disorders. In this review paper, we tried to evaluate the theory of mind hypothesis in light of research studies that have addressed several key questions: Do children with autism disorder develop theory of mind concepts? How can we explain why some children with autism disorder pass theory of mind tasks? Do deficitin theory of mind considered as major impairments that characterize autistic disorder? Currently, no theory has been proposed which would explain all aspects of the disorder or which would be unique for autism spectrum disorders. Considering that theories interpreting autism spectrum disorders as executive function disorder and theory of mind deficit are the ones most widely accepted, this paper presents an evaluation of theory of mind, with special emphasis on deficits in cognition.

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