Empathy, Theory of Mind, and Prosocial Behaviors in Autistic Children

Background:Previous research has suggested that children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) display fewer prosocial behaviors, and the role of empathy or Theory of Mind (ToM) in prosocial behaviors of autistic children remains unclear.MethodsData were obtained from an ongoing longitudinal study in...

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Main Authors: Xin Wang, Bonnie Auyeung, Ning Pan, Li-Zi Lin, Qian Chen, Jia-Jie Chen, Si-Yu Liu, Mei-Xia Dai, Jian-Hua Gong, Xiu-Hong Li, Jin Jing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.844578/full