Differentiated techniques or questions

Ÿ Conversations and use of terms relating to mental states

Ÿ Discussions arising from questions about mental states

Ÿ Semi-open key questions on Affective ToM:

○ “How does he feel?”

○ “Why does he feel that way?”

○ “What will he do?”

Ÿ Semi-open questions on Cognitive ToM:

○ “What does he believe?”

○ “What is it really?”

○ “What does it look like?”

Related to Affective ToM:

Ÿ Identification of desires

Ÿ Identification of emotions

Ÿ Identification of causes of emotions

Ÿ Identification of consequences of emotions

Ÿ Judgment about emotional reaction Identification of appropriate reaction to emotional situations

Related to Cognitive ToM:

Ÿ Denomination of deceptive objects and experimenter’s demonstration of the distinction between appearance and reality

Ÿ Role-play inducing change of location games or deception

Ÿ Demonstration of mirror pictures

Ÿ Identification of beliefs and false beliefs

Related to Mixed ToM:

Ÿ Identification of the difference between desires, intentions and beliefs

Ÿ Identification of consequences of several mental states

Ÿ Conversations and use of terms relating to critical social situations

Ÿ Discussions arising from questions about critical social situations

Ÿ Semi-open questions about critical social situations

○ What happened? Is it good or bad? - Step 1

○ Was it done on purpose or was it an accident? - Step 2

○ What would you do in such a situation? - Step 3

○ Why is it good or bad? Could he do/say something else? - Step 4

○ Is this solution a good response? - Step 5

Ÿ Identification of social and emotional cues - Steps 1, 2

Ÿ Identification of alternative solutions to critical social situations - Steps 3, 4

Ÿ Selection and activation of the best solution in relation to critical social situations - Steps 3, 4, 5

Ÿ Justification of each response by increasing complexity level (descriptive, intersubjective and conceptual)