Competence and performance in false belief understanding: A comparison of autistic and normal 3-year-old children

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 141-155

  Surian, Luca ^a   Leslie, Alan M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033245853     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151099165203     Document Type: Article

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