Candida C. Peterson|Henry M. Wellman|Virginia Slaughter
The Mind Behind the Message: Advancing Theory?of?Mind Scales for Typically Developing Children, and Those With Deafness, Autism, or Asperger Syndrome
University of Queensland|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|University of Queensland
children aged 312 years n 184 typical development deafness autism asperger syndrome took series theoryofmind tom tasks confirm extend previous developmental scaling evidence new sarcasm task format h wellman lius 2004 5step tom scale added statistically reliable 6th step scale diagnostic groups key previous finding divergence task sequencing children autism confirmed comparisons among diagnostic groups controlling age language ability showed typical developers mastered 6 tom steps ahead 3 disabled groups implications tom theories final sarcasm task challenged even nondisabled 9yearolds demonstrating new scales sensitivity postpreschool tom growth