Language, Theory of Mind and Autism Therapy

This paper presents an overview of the literature regarding autism and role of language in the process of therapy with the autistic children and adults. The overview of the literature shows the importance of two factors: the use of syntactic structures and understanding of Theory of Mind tasks. The...

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Published inClinical social work journal / CWS Vol. 9; no. 2; pp. 7 - 13
Main Author M, Ackermann
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Vienna International Society of Applied Preventative Medicine i-gap 01.01.2018
Subjects
Autistic children
Brain research
Cognition & reasoning
Consciousness
Emotions
Language
Linguistics
Nonverbal communication
Perceptions
Physics
Speech
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Summary:This paper presents an overview of the literature regarding autism and role of language in the process of therapy with the autistic children and adults. The overview of the literature shows the importance of two factors: the use of syntactic structures and understanding of Theory of Mind tasks. The role of the language in the process of therapy of autistic children and adults is discussed.
ISSN:2222-386X
2076-9741
DOI:10.22359/cswhi_9_2_01