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ROBO-ToM

ROBO-TOM

An exploratory pilot study has been designed to compare theory of mind impairments across different psychopathological conditions within a single experimental design, laying the groundwork for social robot–mediated rehabilitation.

Theory of mind (ToM) is a core component of social cognition and is impaired in various neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders, including autism spectrum disorder (ASD), intellectual disability (ID), schizophrenia, and personality disorders. Although these disorders exhibit partially overlapping yet qualitatively distinct profiles, no studies have systematically compared them within a single experimental design. The study aims to test a ToM assessment method capable of investigating and identifying dysfunctional (cross-diagnostic, transdiagnostic) features across different psychopathological conditions and to collect useful parameters for designing targeted rehabilitation interventions. An exploratory, preliminary single-case design was adopted, encompassing four clinical groups: ASD, mild intellectual disability, schizophrenia, and personality disorders. The assessment combines classical ToM tasks, emotion recognition measures, and standardized social cognition instruments widely used in neuropsychiatry and psychosis research. The poster reported no numerical results, but stated that ToM impairment was expected across all clinical profiles, consistent with the literature. The authors suggest that this pilot study could provide an empirical basis for developing personalized rehabilitation interventions targeting different aspects of ToM, and that its findings could guide the design and evaluation of social robot–mediated ToM rehabilitation protocols.

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