Rethinking ToM and ASD

The "Rethinking ToM and ASD" student conference aims to bring together students and researchers in philosophy of mind, cognitive science, linguistics, social cognition, developmental psychology, in order to advance our understanding of the role that theory of mind (ToM) plays in explaining social interaction difficulties in autism (if any). Our goal is to explore new approaches to ToM and analyze the ways in which these might bear on the theoretical and methodological paradigms for autism.

The conference is organized with the support of undergraduate students in the bachelor’s programme in cognitive science within the Department for Psychology at the University of Bucharest and with the support of graduate students in the doctoral school of theoretical philosophy within the Department for Theoretical Philosophy at the University of Bucharest.

The conference will take place on 22-23 March 2025, between 9 AM-  9 PM, local time for Bucharest, Romania. Regular presentations will be 20 minutes long, followed by 10 minutes long Q&A.

It will have a mixed format, in that speakers may choose whether they present online only or face to face at the event's location (if so, their session will enjoy a live audience, but it will also be streamed to remote participants).