Theory of Mind-Based Action in Children from the Autism Spectrum

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 479-487

  Begeer, Sander ^a,b   Rieffe, Carolien ^c   Terwogt, Mark Meerum ^b   Stockmann, Lex ^a  

^a Paedologisch Instituut   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Action; Autism; High functioning; PDDNOS; Theory of Mind

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEARNING; MALE; PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REWARD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORY; THEORY OF MIND;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COGNITION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; THINKING;

EID: 0242300091     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025875311062     Document Type: Article

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