Assessment of theory of mind in Tunisian verbal children with autism spectrum disorder
The present study examined performance in Theory of Mind (ToM) in a group of 31 Arabic-speaking verbal children (7–12 years-old) with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), in comparison with neurotypical controls (NT) matched for age and for cognitive abilities. An innovative task in a digital format name...
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| author | Selima Jelili Selima Jelili Soumeyya Halayem Soumeyya Halayem Olfa Rajhi Olfa Rajhi Zeineb Abbes Zeineb Abbes Hajer Ben Mansour Hajer Ben Mansour Sami Ouanes Sami Ouanes Amal Taamallah Amal Taamallah Selima Ennaifer Selima Ennaifer Houda Ben Yahia Houda Ben Yahia Melek Ghazzei Melek Ghazzei Ahmed Nabli Malek Hajri Malek Hajri Radhouane Fakhfakh Radhouane Fakhfakh Ali Mrabet Ali Mrabet Asma Bouden Asma Bouden |
| author_facet | Selima Jelili Selima Jelili Soumeyya Halayem Soumeyya Halayem Olfa Rajhi Olfa Rajhi Zeineb Abbes Zeineb Abbes Hajer Ben Mansour Hajer Ben Mansour Sami Ouanes Sami Ouanes Amal Taamallah Amal Taamallah Selima Ennaifer Selima Ennaifer Houda Ben Yahia Houda Ben Yahia Melek Ghazzei Melek Ghazzei Ahmed Nabli Malek Hajri Malek Hajri Radhouane Fakhfakh Radhouane Fakhfakh Ali Mrabet Ali Mrabet Asma Bouden Asma Bouden |
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| description | The present study examined performance in Theory of Mind (ToM) in a group of 31 Arabic-speaking verbal children (7–12 years-old) with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), in comparison with neurotypical controls (NT) matched for age and for cognitive abilities. An innovative task in a digital format named “The Tunisian Social Situations Instrument” (TSSI) was used and allowed us to study four different subdomains of ToM: attribution of intention and epistemic ToM (cognitive ToM), affective ToM, and detection of faux pas (advanced ToM). Our study showed impairments in ToM in children with ASD, similar to those reported in the literature. Our findings additionally suggested that affective and advanced ToM, specifically the detection of faux pas, might be more challenging for ASD children than other components of ToM. Future studies with larger number of children may lead us to specify which subdomains are the most impaired in order to develop specific tools targeting these specific impairments. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-768f215af4e944d59241f6c3dcccd2ab2022-12-22T04:39:09ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402022-11-011310.3389/fpsyt.2022.922873922873Assessment of theory of mind in Tunisian verbal children with autism spectrum disorderSelima Jelili0Selima Jelili1Soumeyya Halayem2Soumeyya Halayem3Olfa Rajhi4Olfa Rajhi5Zeineb Abbes6Zeineb Abbes7Hajer Ben Mansour8Hajer Ben Mansour9Sami Ouanes10Sami Ouanes11Amal Taamallah12Amal Taamallah13Selima Ennaifer14Selima Ennaifer15Houda Ben Yahia16Houda Ben Yahia17Melek Ghazzei18Melek Ghazzei19Ahmed Nabli20Malek Hajri21Malek Hajri22Radhouane Fakhfakh23Radhouane Fakhfakh24Ali Mrabet25Ali Mrabet26Asma Bouden27Asma Bouden28Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Razi Hospital, Manouba, TunisiaFaculty of Medicine, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, TunisiaDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Razi Hospital, Manouba, TunisiaFaculty of Medicine, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, TunisiaFaculty of Medicine, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, TunisiaDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Versaille Hospital Center, Le Chesnay, FranceDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Razi Hospital, Manouba, TunisiaFaculty of Medicine, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, TunisiaDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Razi Hospital, Manouba, TunisiaFaculty of Medicine, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, TunisiaFaculty of Medicine, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, TunisiaDepartment of Psychiatry - Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QatarDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Razi Hospital, Manouba, TunisiaFaculty of Medicine, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, TunisiaDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Razi Hospital, Manouba, TunisiaFaculty of Medicine, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, TunisiaDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Razi Hospital, Manouba, TunisiaFaculty of Medicine, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, TunisiaDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Razi Hospital, Manouba, TunisiaFaculty of Medicine, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, TunisiaDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Razi Hospital, Manouba, TunisiaDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Razi Hospital, Manouba, TunisiaFaculty of Medicine, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, TunisiaFaculty of Medicine, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, TunisiaDepartment of Epidemiology and Statistics, Abderrahmen Mami Hospital, Tunis, TunisiaFaculty of Medicine, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, TunisiaDepartment of Epidemiology and Public Health, Tunis, TunisiaDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Razi Hospital, Manouba, TunisiaFaculty of Medicine, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, TunisiaThe present study examined performance in Theory of Mind (ToM) in a group of 31 Arabic-speaking verbal children (7–12 years-old) with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), in comparison with neurotypical controls (NT) matched for age and for cognitive abilities. An innovative task in a digital format named “The Tunisian Social Situations Instrument” (TSSI) was used and allowed us to study four different subdomains of ToM: attribution of intention and epistemic ToM (cognitive ToM), affective ToM, and detection of faux pas (advanced ToM). Our study showed impairments in ToM in children with ASD, similar to those reported in the literature. Our findings additionally suggested that affective and advanced ToM, specifically the detection of faux pas, might be more challenging for ASD children than other components of ToM. Future studies with larger number of children may lead us to specify which subdomains are the most impaired in order to develop specific tools targeting these specific impairments.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.922873/fullautismsocial cognitionTheory of Mindchildrenverbal |
| spellingShingle | Selima Jelili Selima Jelili Soumeyya Halayem Soumeyya Halayem Olfa Rajhi Olfa Rajhi Zeineb Abbes Zeineb Abbes Hajer Ben Mansour Hajer Ben Mansour Sami Ouanes Sami Ouanes Amal Taamallah Amal Taamallah Selima Ennaifer Selima Ennaifer Houda Ben Yahia Houda Ben Yahia Melek Ghazzei Melek Ghazzei Ahmed Nabli Malek Hajri Malek Hajri Radhouane Fakhfakh Radhouane Fakhfakh Ali Mrabet Ali Mrabet Asma Bouden Asma Bouden Assessment of theory of mind in Tunisian verbal children with autism spectrum disorder Frontiers in Psychiatry autism social cognition Theory of Mind children verbal |
| title | Assessment of theory of mind in Tunisian verbal children with autism spectrum disorder |
| title_full | Assessment of theory of mind in Tunisian verbal children with autism spectrum disorder |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of theory of mind in Tunisian verbal children with autism spectrum disorder |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of theory of mind in Tunisian verbal children with autism spectrum disorder |
| title_short | Assessment of theory of mind in Tunisian verbal children with autism spectrum disorder |
| title_sort | assessment of theory of mind in tunisian verbal children with autism spectrum disorder |
| topic | autism social cognition Theory of Mind children verbal |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.922873/full |
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