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The purpose of this article is to uncover the psychological aspects of the cognitive approach which addresses the imbalances of social employment resulting from a deficiency and a shortage in the theory of mind. And that by answering the following questions: How could we determine the concept of mind’s theory? What are the cognitive mechanisms that interfere in their activation? What is its particularity to a child with an autism disorder? And to what extent the deficiencies in the theory of mind could explain the various cognitive imbalances which are associated with social employment in a child with autism. (Published Abstract)