Do children with PDDNOS have a theory of mind?

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 225-233

  Sicotte, Charles ^a,b   Stemberger, Ruth M T ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Language impairment; PDDNOS; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SYNDROME;

EID: 0032796563     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023032122489     Document Type: Article

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