Developing the Frith-Happé animations: A quick and objective test of Theory of Mind for adults with autism

Autism Research

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 149-154

  White, Sarah J ^a   Coniston, Devorah ^a   Rogers, Rosannagh ^a   Frith, Uta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism; Classification; Mentalizing; Test sensitivity; Theory of Mind; Triangle animations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORY OF MIND; THINKING;

ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THEORY OF MIND;

EID: 79953754345     PISSN: 19393792     EISSN: 19393806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aur.174     Document Type: Article

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