Theory of mind in children with 'lesser variants' of autism: A longitudinal study

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 885-900

  Serra, Marike ^a   Loth, F L ^b   Van Geert, P L C ^c   Hurkens, E ^a   Minderaa, R B ^a  

^a Acad Ctr for Child/Adol Psychiat   (Netherlands)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Autistic disorder; Child development; Developmental delay; Longitudinal studies; PDD NOS; Pervasive Development Disorder; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; BOOK; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANTILE AUTISM; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MENTAL HEALTH; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; THEORETICAL STUDY; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VERBAL MEMORY; AUTISM; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; CULTURE; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0036780131     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1469-7610.00104     Document Type: Article

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