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British Journal of Disorders of Communication Volume 24, 1989 - Issue 2
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Original Article

The theory of mind hypothesis of autism: A reply to Boucher

Simon Baron-Cohen Departments of Psychology and Child Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, University of London, London
Pages 199-200 | Received 11 May 1989, Published online: 03 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

Boucher (p.181) gives a useful account of the term ‘theory of mind' in developmental psychology and as it has been applied to autism. She then gives an assessment of the hypothesis that in autism a theory of mind is impaired. I would like to briefly comment on her arguments.

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