Theory of mind and use of cognitive state terms by adolescents with traumatic brain injuryFootnote

This work was completed in partial fulfilment of the requirements for a Master of Science Degree at the University of Wisconsin. The first author wishes to thank the members of her thesis committee, Dr Jon Miller, Dr Nadine Connor, and Dr Julia Evans; and also the SALT transcription laboratory members. This work was supported in part by Grant DC00163 from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders and funding from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Fund, to Dr Turkstra.

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