Sharing humour and laughter in autism and Down's syndrome

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 219-242

  Reddy, Vasudevi ^a   Williams, Emma ^b   Vaughan, Amy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMOR; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECREATION; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAUGHTER; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING; WIT AND HUMOR;

EID: 0036580151     PISSN: 20448295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000712602162553     Document Type: Article

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