Brief report: Developmental change in theory of mind abilities in children with autism

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 461-467

  Steele, Shelly ^a   Joseph, Robert M ^a   Tager Flusberg, Helen ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Language; Longitudinal study; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; AWARENESS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; INTELLIGENCE; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; ORIENTATION;

EID: 0141650647     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025075115100     Document Type: Article

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