Offending behaviour in adults with Asperger syndrome

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 748-758

  Allen, David ^a,b   Evans, Carys ^a   Hider, Andrew ^a   Hawkins, Sarah ^a   Peckett, Helen ^a   Morgan, Hugh ^c  

^a ABERTAWE BRO MORGANNWG UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

^c Autism Cymru   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adults; Asperger; Offending

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTOMUTILATION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTERVIEW; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEXUAL DEVIATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STEREOTYPY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CHILD; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS;

EID: 41049083914     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-007-0442-9     Document Type: Article

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