Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder’s Lying is Correlated with Their Working Memory But Not Theory of Mind

Does the autistic child have a “theory of mind” ?

Simon Baron‐Cohen, Alan M. Leslie, Uta Frith · Cognition · 1985 · 8.4K citations

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Beliefs about beliefs: Representation and constraining function of wrong beliefs in young children's understanding of deception

Heinz Wimmer · Cognition · 1983 · 6.3K citations

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Toward objective classification of childhood autism: Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS)

Eric Schopler, Robert J. Reichler, Robert F. DeVellis et al. · Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders · 1980 · 2.4K citations

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An advanced test of theory of mind: Understanding of story characters' thoughts and feelings by able autistic, mentally handicapped, and normal children and adults

Francesca Happé · Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders · 1994 · 2.3K citations

Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +8

The relationship between cognition and action: performance of children 312–7 years old on a stroop- like day-night test

Cherie L. Gerstadt, Yoon Joo Hong, Adele Diamond · Cognition · 1994 · 1.6K citations

Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +9