Research progress on characteristics and clinical intervention and theory of mind for children with autism spectrum disorder

ZHANG Ting; SHAO Zhi

doi:10.11852/zgetbjzz2018-26-04-10

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Chinese Journal of Child Health Care ›› 2018, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (4) : 386-388. DOI: 10.11852/zgetbjzz2018-26-04-10

Research progress on characteristics and clinical intervention and theory of mind for children with autism spectrum disorder

ZHANG Ting, SHAO Zhi

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The delayed development or deficiency of theory of mind of autism children is an important reason of their social impairment,which causes autism children lack adequate social skills,including inability to properly communicate with persons in family,and difficulty in blending in school and community.Intervention of the theory of mind can promote the development of social ability of children with autism.The contents of existing training generally include the following items:the intervention of false belief understanding,the intervention followed the developmental order of theory of mind in typical children,the intervention combining theory of mind intervention with social skills.Based on existing studies,further intervention training should focus on the generalization of the intervention of theory of mind and different levels of autistm children to set up different intervention plans.

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autism spectrum disorder / theory of mind / intervention

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ZHANG Ting, SHAO Zhi. Research progress on characteristics and clinical intervention and theory of mind for children with autism spectrum disorder[J]. Chinese Journal of Child Health Care. 2018, 26(4): 386-388 https://doi.org/10.11852/zgetbjzz2018-26-04-10

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