Theory of mind training includes any form of instruction designed to teach people how to recognise mental states (such as thoughts, beliefs and emotions) in themselves and in other people.
Theory of mind training is also known as ToM training, mind reading training and mental state training.
According to Fletcher-Watson et al (2014), “Having a ’theory of mind’ may depend on developing related basic skills, including joint attention (sharing a focus of interest with another person), recognising other people’s emotions from faces or stories, and imitating other people.”
There are a variety of programmes which are specially designed to teach theory of mind including
There are also a number of programmes which are designed to teach the precursor skills of theory of mind (such as joint attention and imitation).