Social communication in chidren with autism: The relationship between theory of mind and discourse development

Autism

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 157-178

  Hale, Courtney M ^a   Tager Flusberg, Helen ^b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Discourse skills; Social communication; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COMPETENCE; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERSATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LINGUISTICS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL TEST; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SKILL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIOPATHY; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORY; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; ADULT; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMOTION; HUMAN RELATION; INFANT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LANGUAGE TEST; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD LANGUAGE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENTION; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LANGUAGE TESTS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 18844373362     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361305051395     Document Type: Article

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