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ERIC Number: EJ539836
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
Seriation, Conservation, and Theory of Mind Abilities in Individuals with Autism, Individuals with Mental Retardation, and Normally Developing Children.
Yirmiya, Nurit; Shulman, Cory
Child Development, v67 n5 p2045-59 Oct 1996
Examined seriation, conservation, and theory of mind abilities in 16 adolescents and adults with autism, in 16 adolescents and adults with mental retardation, and in 16 normally developing children. Found that participants with autism performed better than participants with mental retardation on seriation, while no differences emerged between these groups on conservation and false belief. (MDM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Autism, Children, Conservation (Concept), Mathematical Aptitude, Mental Retardation, Serial Ordering
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: False Beliefs; Theory of Mind