In terms of social development, individuals with FAS have often been described as outgoing and socially engaging as well as socially engaging. However perhaps the most interesting findings surrounding individuals with FAS is seen in their development of the theory of mind and in later life, their ability to make friends as well as the manifestation of aggression.
One of the hallmarks of human social development is the ability to make inferences about another what another individual in feeling, their intentions, and their beliefs. Coupled with an understanding of why these may be occurring. This idea, known as the theory of mind (TOM) is an incredibly useful ability in social communication as it provides individuals with the ability to monitor implicit social cues and deducts valuable information that is required when dealing with others.
A study conducted by __________ aimed to show the effects of alcohol affected individuals and TOM. This was conducted by looking at 63 children ages 9 to 11 from the cape town longitudinal study and utilizing a set of tests to measure …show more content…
The rationale behind this claim was that many individuals had been taken advantage of or in turn exploited by other. Furthermore, it was explained that this was largely due to an inability to recognize the intentions of other and to take responsibility for their own actions. This result promotes an interesting conclusion, as in the child cohort seen in the results displayed that children could sufficiently understand the intentions of other within stories and really only failed to recognize social cues. However, this result indicates that as the children got old they became less able to understand this and became more vulnerable. It is important to note that, this is not conclusive evidence as it will be interesting to see if these results can be reflected in the child cohort within another ten