Teaching Perspective-Taking

Introduction

Perspective-taking involves seeing the world from another person’s viewpoint and understanding that others see the world differently from the way that you do. Most children acquire this skill by the age of 4 years, but children with ASDs have difficulty with perspective-taking. In fact, it is estimated that approximately 80% of children with ASDs are unable to perform tasks that are commonly used to assess perspective-taking.

Purpose

We are assessing children with ASDs for perspective-taking skills by administering three commonly-used game-like tasks. For children who are unable to perform these tasks, we have designed a program to teach a series of component skills thought to make up the overall task of perspective-taking.

Significance of Study

This project is important because children with ASDs often struggle with social interactions in their day-to-day lives. By developing a strategy to teach perspective-taking skills to children with ASDs, we can assist them in improving their social interactions in their day-to-day interactions with peers.

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