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Peterson, Candida C. – Child Development, 2002
Three studies examined theory-of-mind concepts among children ages 6-13 years with deafness or autism, and 4-year-olds with normal development. Findings indicated that while the children with deafness or autism scored significantly lower on standard tests of false belief understanding, they scored higher on even the most challenging drawing-based…
Descriptors: Autism, Beliefs, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes