Patricia Howlin

TL;DR: The developmental trajectories of Theory of Mind (ToM) in later childhood and into adolescence have not been thoroughly investigated, partly due to a lack of sensitive paradigms that can chart development in typical populations or in individuals with a core deficit in ToM, such as those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

TL;DR: The PACT-G intervention combined between home and education settings for its overall effect and mechanistic transmission of effect across contexts found no treatment effect on the ADOS-2 primary outcome compared with treatment as usual.

TL;DR: Change in several outcome measures from pre- to post-intervention was in the expected direction and protocols for pragmatic, controlled trials of EarlyBird and other group-based interventions for parents with young autistic children should be used to inform protocols.

TL;DR: Despite major advances over recent decades in assessing, diagnosing, and treating comorbidity in DD/ID, many limitations in knowledge and understanding persist and a particular “gap” appears to be in conceptualizing such psychopathology from a psychosocial perspective.

TL;DR: Happé et al. as discussed by the authors show that the dificultades que presentan los niños autistas to razonar acerca de los estados mentales is a déficit subyacente a muchas anormalidades del desarrollo características de this trastorno, de ahí the importancia de poder disponer de herramientas psicoeducativas that incidan en their recuperación.