Development of social-cognitive and communication skills in children born deaf

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 475-483

  Peterson, Candida C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Deafness; Longitudinal study; Social cognition; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; COMMUNICATION; DEAFNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MAINSTREAMING (EDUCATION); MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; THEORY OF MIND;

EID: 70349321702     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2009.00750.x     Document Type: Article

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