Research Article

Sequences of Mind Development in Boys with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Table 1

Scaling of theory of mind tasks [18].

Scale of ToM TaskDescription

DesireDiverse desires
Child judges that two persons (the child versus someone else) have different desires about the same objects.
Diverse beliefsChild judges that two persons (the child versus someone else) have different beliefs about the same object, when the child does not know which belief is true or false.
KnowledgeKnowledge accessChild sees what is in a box and judges (yes-no) the knowledge of another person who does not see what is in a box.
BeliefsContents false belief
Child judges another person’s false belief about what is in a distinctive container when child knows what it is in the container.
Explicit false belief
Child judges how someone will search, given that person’s mistaken belief.
EmotionBelief emotion
Child judges how a person will feel, given a belief that is mistaken.
Real-apparent emotion
Child judges how a person will feel, given a belief that is mistaken.