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Examining The Impact Of Deictic Relational Responding On Advanced Theory Of Mind And Pretense In Children With Autism, Samantha Lee Broderick
Examining The Impact Of Deictic Relational Responding On Advanced Theory Of Mind And Pretense In Children With Autism, Samantha Lee Broderick
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Perspective taking is a pivotal behavioral repertoire essential for social functioning and is recognized as a hallmark deficit of the Autism Spectrum Disorder. Recent advancements in the Relational Frame Theory have led to the development of a perspective-taking training protocol shown to improve performance on Theory of Mind tasks in typically developing children; however, there has been little research on the generality of these findings in children with ASD. The impact of deictic responding on social interaction is also undetermined. The current study aimed to: a), evaluate the effectiveness of multiple exemplar training of deictic relations on perspective taking abilities …