Abstract:
This study examined the use of the Roberts-2 as a potential measure of Theory of Mind in
children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Children both with and without Autism Spectrum
Disorder were administered the Roberts-2 and the NEPSY-2 Theory of Mind subtest. The
performance of children diagnosed with ASD on the Roberts-2 was compared to their
performance on the NEPSY-2 to evaluate its ability to detect Theory of Mind deficits. The
relationship between these two scores was found to be nonsignificant, suggesting that the
Roberts-2 is not a valid measure of Theory of Mind. The performances of the clinical (e.g.,
diagnosed with ASD) and comparison (e.g., neurotypical) groups on the Roberts-2 were
compared to evaluate the presence of any significant difference between the groups on this
measure. No significant difference in performance was found between the clinical and
comparison groups, suggesting that the Roberts-2 is not able to differentiate children with ASD
from those without.
