The overlap between alexithymia and asperger's syndrome [1]

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 573-576

  Fitzgerald, Michael ^a   Bellgrove, Mark A ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; DOPAMINE; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER; VALINE;

ALEXITHYMIA; ASPERGER SYNDROME; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LETTER; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOANALYSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIALIZATION; SPEECH DISORDER;

AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CHILD; HUMANS; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 33744963578     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-006-0096-z     Document Type: Letter

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