Autism spectrum disorders are defined by difficulties across a range of areas: social and
communication difficulties and restricted and repetitive behaviours and interests. It has been …

Friendship-making is considered a well-established domain of deficit for children with autism
spectrum disorders (ASD; American Psychiatric Association, 2013), with this population …

It has been strongly argued that atypical cognitive processes in autism spectrum disorder
(ASD) contribute to the expression of behavioural symptoms. Comprehensive investigation …

Theory of Mind (ToM) is one of the most relevant concepts in the field of social cognition,
particularly in the case of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Literature showing that …

Individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) show significant impairments in social
skills and theory of mind (ToM). The aim of this study was to evaluate ToM and social …

The current study builds on the emerging autism spectrum disorder (ASD) literature that
associates autonomic nervous system activity with social function, and examines the link …

Purpose When researchers investigate figurative language abilities (including idioms) in
children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), syntax abilities may be more important than …

The present study examined individual differences in theory of mind (ToM) among a group of
60 children (7–11 years-old) with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and average intelligence …

Autistic social challenges have long been assumed to arise from a lack of social knowledge
(“not knowing what to do”), which has undergirded theory and practice in assessment …

We investigated whether theory of mind skills can indicate autism spectrum disorder
severity. In all, 62 children with autism spectrum disorder completed a developmentally …