Autism TOM

Question 1

TOM explained

Answer 1

-cognitive deficit
-TOM is ability to see world from outside perspective(decentre)
-ASD can’t decenter as can’t understand others view
-TOM normally develops ages2-3 but it doesn’t fully develop in ASD
-one way of testing is Sally Anne test(where did sally look for her ball)
-difficulty understanding non verbal communication
-systemising

Question 2

socialising problems

Answer 2

due to difficulty understanding emotions

Question 3

language delayed

Answer 3

-dont make eye contact so learn language less quick
-communicate less as can’t decanter so assume everyone knows how u feel

Question 4

should develop2-3 years

Answer 4

explains onset we see, why we notice it early

Question 5

supporting: sally anne test 1983 wimmer and perner

Answer 5

-kids with ASD unable to correctly predict where sally would look for the ball, based on their own knowledge
-demonstrates struggle to decentre so more credible

Question 6

supporting: baron Cohen eye test

Answer 6

-showed those with ASD less able to identify emotions when looking at eyes
-demonstrates struggle to decentre so more credible

Question 7

conflicting:Schick et al 2007

Answer 7

-significant delay in tom tasks in deaf kids born to hearing parents
-suggesting TOm deficit is a result of autism not a cause as it is seen in other language delayed groups-less credible

Question 8

conflicting:Sheeran et al 2013

Answer 8

-studied high functioning teens and found very little difference in tom tasks to typical, specifically mental state reasoning tasks
-tom is not sufficient