Theory of own mind in autism: Evidence of a specific deficit in self-awareness?

Autism

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 474-494

  Williams, David ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

autism; physical selfawareness; psychological selfawareness; simulation theory; theory of own mind

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORY; BEHAVIOR; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EMPIRICISM; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; KNOWLEDGE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; THEORY; THINKING;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; AWARENESS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 77957758111     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361310366314     Document Type: Review

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