Social Cognition Interventional Program (SCIP) Based on the Theory of Mind (ToM) Effects on the Social Function of High- Functional Autistic Patients

Objective: the present study has been carried out to develop social cognition interventional program (scip) based on theory of mind (tom), and to investigate its effects on high- functional autistic (hfa) children's social function. methods: present study was completely experimental and its participants were randomly assigned to an experimental or a control group (among 14 hfa, 7 in experimental and 7 in controls were selected as a sample). interventional programs were taught in 20 sessions. scott- bellini autism social skills profiles (assp) were used as outcome measures. this profile had 45 items with 4 subscales. the validity of this scale was confirmed by specialists and its reliability was estimated 0.940. results: the gathered data were analyzed using repeated measures and analysis of variance. the results showed that scip had a significant effect on participant's social function. conclusion: based on the results, scip may be effective in and increasing social function inparticipants with hfa, and it led to modify their relation in 3 levels: making, maintenance anddevelopment.