‘Theory of Mind’ and Intelligibiliy in Social Settings:

Toward Ethnomethodological Studies of the Work in Psychotherapeutic Sessions for Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder

Abstract

This paper aims to examine “Theory of Mind” approaches and the criticizms of them and to make it clear how these approaches conceptualize the understanding of others and what kind of problem lies inside this conceptualization. Simultaneously, it also intends both to reveal the problems in these approaches with regard to the appreciation of children with autistic spectrum disorder and to provide a perspicuous representation for sociological study in this field.