investigation of theory of mind in adhd and normal children and its relationship with response inhibition

objectives: the purpose of this study was to compare the relationship between theory of mind and inhibitory responses in normal children and adhd. methods: this study is descriptive study, a sample size of 25 patients adhd children and 30 normal children, who were randomly selected. research instruments are questionnaires theory of mind and computerized stroop test. results: the results showed that, there are significant differences between in response inhibition and theory of mind in adhd and normal children, so that children with adhd, both components have a problem. the correlation and regression results showed that there is significant relationship between theory of mind and response inhibition, also response inhibition is as a predictor of theory of mind. discussion: the present study showed in comparison with normal children, the performance in executive function and theory of mind is weaker in adhd children, also relationship between executive function and theory of mind.