Brief Report: Translation and Adaptation of the Theory of Mind Inventory to Spanish.

Pujals et al. (2016) translated the Theory of Mind Inventory into Spanish. They wanted a quick parent-report tool that works for both autistic and typically developing kids.

The team back-translated every item, ran a tiny pilot with the families, and checked if scores hung together. The whole study took one page to report.

The Spanish version held up. Internal consistency was 0.91—items measured the same idea. Parents needed about five minutes to finish it.

Autistic children scored lower than same-age peers, so the tool can spot group differences even in a small sample.

Amore et al. (2011) built a full social-cognition battery for kids with mild-borderline ID. Elena short-cuts that work: one parent form instead of eight lab tasks. Both tools flag social-cognitive gaps, but Elena trades depth for speed.

Hao et al. (2010) showed that language level can hide ToM skill in deaf adults. Elena’s inventory sidesteps spoken language by asking parents, not kids—smart move for Spanish speakers with limited verbal ability.

Cui et al. (2023) reviewed every language and communication intervention for autism yet never mentioned a Spanish ToM screener. Elena fills that gap; the 2023 review should update its assessment table.

If you serve Spanish-speaking families you now have a free, validated ToM snapshot. Use it during intake to decide who needs deeper social-skills assessment or who is ready for peer-training groups. Five minutes in the waiting room beats an hour of direct testing when language or staffing is tight.