Can autistic children read the mind of an animated triangle?

Autism

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 349-371

  Salter, Gemma ^a   Seigal, Anna ^a   Claxton, Melanie ^a   Lawrence, Kate ^a   Skuse, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animations; Asperger syndrome; Autism; Mentalizing; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL TASK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 46249105506     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361308091654     Document Type: Article

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