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ERIC Number: EJ1469364
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Jun
Pages: 12
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1088-3576
EISSN: EISSN-1538-4829
Available Date: 0000-00-00
The Role of Language, Cognitive Competence, and Working Memory in Theory of Mind in Children on the Autism Spectrum
Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, v40 n2 p91-102 2025
The development of Theory of Mind (ToM) is associated with variables such as language, working memory, and nonverbal cognitive competence. Children on the autism spectrum tend to have difficulties in ToM development, language and communication skills, and working memory. This study investigates relationships between language, working memory, and nonverbal cognitive competence with ToM in children on the autism spectrum. The study involved 40 Turkish children on the autism spectrum. Data collection tools included ToM tasks, the Turkish Early Language Development Test, Raven's Colored Progressive Matrices, and the Working Memory Scale. As a result of this research, it was found that receptive language, expressive language, nonverbal cognitive competence, phonological loop, and central executive measures had significant relationships with ToM. The phonological loop and central executive measures were direct predictors of ToM. Nonverbal cognitive competence did not directly predict ToM but was mediated by the phonological loop and central executive.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Raven Progressive Matrices
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Author Affiliations: 1Ankara University, Turkiye