Steps in theory-of-mind development for children with deafness or autism

Child Development

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 502-517

  Peterson, Candida C ^a   Wellman, Henry M ^b   Liu, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; COGNITION; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; DEAFNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 17444388950     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2005.00859.x     Document Type: Article

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