2.3.3. Social Cognition

Developmental Neuropsychological Assessment, Second Edition (NEPSY-II) [30]. The Theory of Mind and Affect Recognition subtests are both included in the NEPSY-II Social Perception domain and were selected to assess social cognition. Both subtests are designed for children as young as three years old and norming for the NEPSY-II included a variety of special group studies and small samples of children from clinical populations (e.g., intellectual disability, ADHD, and ASD). In the clinical sample, the correlation between Theory of Mind and Affect Recognition subtests is moderate (*r* = 0.53) and expected, considering the different abilities tested within the broader domain of social cognition.
