Friendship in high-functioning children with autism spectrum disorder: Mixed and non-mixed dyads

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1211-1229

  Bauminger, Nirit ^a   Solomon, Marjorie ^b   Aviezer, Anat ^a   Heung, Kelly ^b   Brown, John ^b   Rogers, Sally J ^b  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asperger syndrome; Friendship; High functioning children with ASD; Social emotional functioning

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CHILD; COOPERATION; EMOTION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; FRIENDSHIP; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTERVIEW; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; OBSERVATION; PLAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; VERBALIZATION;

CHILD; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PEER GROUP; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 48149090228     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-007-0501-2     Document Type: Article

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