Insights into theory of mind from deafness and autism

Mind and Language

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 123-145

  Peterson, Candida C ^a   Siegal, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0034134605     PISSN: 02681064     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0017.00126     Document Type: Article

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