Habilidades de cognición social en niños y niñas con el síndrome de Down: resultados de un estudio preliminar

The understanding of false belief is one of the most important milestones in the development of social cognition in children. Many studies have been conducted about this kind of cognition in typically developing children. Despite being a key point for improving their welfare and quality of life, studies in children with Down syndrome are few. The aim of the present work is to deepen in the study of social cognition in children with Down syndrome. For this purpose, we used 6 tasks, with 3 levels of difficulty, in a group of 9 children aged between 4 and 14. From these children, 6 had a genetic diagnosis of Down syndrome and 3 did not. The results of our research corroborate previous studies suggesting difficulties in the development of social cognition in children with Down syndrome, and more specifically in tasks involving false beliefs.