Clinical forum. A new look at performance on theory-of-mind tasks by adolescents with autism spectrum disorder.

Purpose: A hallmark of autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) is disruption in theory-of-mind development, including the understanding of false beliefs. Previous studies have typically assessed the development of first- and second-order false belief concepts in ASD, with tasks primarily emphasizing physic...

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Published in:Language, Speech & Hearing Services in Schools Vol. 34; no. 3; pp. 236 - 262
Main Authors: Silliman ER, Diehl SF, Bahr RH, Hnath-Chisolm T, Zenko CB, Friedman SA
Format: CEU exam questions pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Jul2003
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