Teaching conversational skills to children with autism: Effect on the development of a theory of mind

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 569-583

  Chin, Hsiao Yun ^a   Bernard Opitz, Vera ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Autism; Conversational skills; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CAREGIVER; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERSATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SKILL; TEACHING; THEORY; TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; GENERALIZATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REMEDIAL TEACHING; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0034475202     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005639427185     Document Type: Article

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