Understanding teasing: Lessons from children with autism

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 55-68

  Heerey, Erin A ^a,b,d   Capps, Lisa M ^c   Keltner, Dacher ^c   Kring, Ann M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Education   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d MIRECC   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Social interaction; Teasing; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; PARENT; PLAY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ATTITUDE; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 17644426022     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-005-0934-z     Document Type: Article

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