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The study aims to revise the 'Reading the Mind in the Eyes' test to improve its psychometric properties for assessing mentalizing in adults with Asperger syndrome or high-functioning autism.

February 1, 2001Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry

The “Reading the Mind in the Eyes” Test Revised Version: A Study with Normal Adults, and Adults with Asperger Syndrome or High‐functioning Autism

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The study aims to revise the 'Reading the Mind in the Eyes' test to improve its psychometric properties for assessing mentalizing in adults with Asperger syndrome or high-functioning autism.
Revised Eyes Test administered to adults with Asperger syndrome or high-functioning autism (N=15) and normal controls (N=239).
Assessment of correlation with the Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ).
Revised Eyes Test successfully discriminated between adults with AS/HFA and normal controls.
The test showed an inverse correlation with the AQ in both groups, suggesting sensitivity to autistic traits.

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Randomized trial demonstrates improved mentalizing abilities in adults with Asperger syndrome and high-functioning autism, indicating better assessment tools are needed.

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Baron‐Cohen et al. (2001) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d7c444f39344339dd1809f https://doi.org/10.1111/1469-7610.00715

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Randomized trial demonstrates improved mentalizing abilities in adults with Asperger syndrome and high-functioning autism, indicating better assessment tools are needed.

The “Reading the Mind in the Eyes” Test Revised Version: A Study with Normal Adults, and Adults with Asperger Syndrome or High‐functioning Autism

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The “Reading the Mind in the Eyes” Test Revised Version: A Study with Normal Adults, and Adults with Asperger Syndrome or High‐functioning Autism

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