Robert Seyfarth : how children develop a 'theory of mind'

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A very nice little summary.

Although as an adult I certainly have the functioning theory of mind that is described, I think I may have irregular aspects to it that would be interesting to study. If I'm researching some topic and discover something likely to be new, for example, I sometimes have a tendency to think there's no purpose in reporting it, since (if I know it now) then it must be known or obvious to everyone.

Analytically I can recognize that isn't correct, but it is almost an emotional type of reaction rather than a logical one: "Well, that must be obvious to everyone (since it is obvious to me)."

I can see how linguistic difficulties might get in the way of correctly answering the question about where Sally will look for the ball first. I wonder if they have a visual or sensory version of this test for other kids. Also, if a kid is having memory problems or isn't focusing, they might have the story go in one ear and out the other.