Understanding and negotiating friendships: Perspectives from an adolescent with Asperger syndrome

Autism

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 619-627

  Howard, Brooke ^a   Cohn, Ellen ^b   Orsmond, Gael I ^b  

^a Boston University ^*  (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Asperger syndrome; Autism; Friendship

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CASE STUDY; FAMILY; FRIENDSHIP; GROUNDED THEORY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CHILD; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NEGOTIATING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 33750213267     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361306068508     Document Type: Article

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