Posts Tagged ‘theory of mind’
How Children Grow With Asperger Syndrome
Laurie Hollman’s upcoming book, Unlocking Parental Intelligence: Finding Meaning in Your Child’s Behavior, will be released October 13, 2015. There will be a book signing at the Book Revue, Huntington, Long Island, NY on October 16, 2015 at 7 PM. Nice place to meet up with other parents. Children with Asperger Syndrome Grow and Grow…
Read MoreHow Does Your Child’s Mind Work at Ages 3 and 5?
Learning How a Child’s Mind Works Helps Parents Understand Them The way a child’s mind works involves understanding their thoughts, feelings, intentions, and imaginings. A child’s mind works differently at different stages of development. This affects their capacity to understand other’s points of view and develop moral and social reasoning, as well as, empathy How…
Read More“THEORY OF MIND” IN AUTISM
“THEORY OF MIND” In previous posts, I discussed how the mind works in young children. I explored “The Theory of Mind” which means how we infer mental states such as beliefs, desires, intentions, imagination and emotions that cause behavior or actions. It means that children and adults can reflect on what is going on in…
Read MorePRESCHOOLERS’ POINTS OF VIEW & DECEPTIONS
UNDERSTANDING FOUR-YEAR-OLDS There is a big shift in three- to four-years-olds in their ability to understand beliefs that are different from their own. As we have seen in previous posts, during their third year, children develop a strong sense of themselves. The word “I” is central in their vocabulary. But they still believe that everyone…
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