The current book addresses the development of mental state understanding in children with typical and atypical population, and reports new suggestions about the

Over the last fifteen years, developmentalists, cognitive scientists, philosophers, educators and clinicians have considered the acquisition of a theory of mind

Early emotional development, emotional regulation, and the links between emotion and social or cognitive functioning in atypically developing children have not

How can the study of typical development inform our understanding of atypical development? How can the study of atypical development inform our understanding of

This volume examines the role that culture plays in the acquisition of cognitive, linguistic, and social skills. Taking reflective thinking as a central analyti