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Peer reviewedSteele, Shelly; Joseph, Robert M.; Tager-Flusberg, Helen – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2003
A longitudinal study investigated developmental change in theory of mind among 57 children (ages 4-14) with autism. Theory of mind tests were administered on an initial visit and one year later. Data indicated significant developmental improvement in theory of mind ability, which was primarily related to the children's language ability. (Contains…
Descriptors: Autism, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages
Peer reviewedBlair, R. James R. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1996
This study of 20 children (ages 6-9) with autism found that the children were able to make a distinction between moral and conventional transgressions in their judgments, and that their level of ability on false belief tasks was not associated with the tendency to distinguish moral and conventional transgressions. (CR)
Descriptors: Autism, Beliefs, Children, Evaluative Thinking
