Effect of social familiarity on salivary cortisol and self-reports of social anxiety and stress in children with high functioning autism spectrum disorders

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1866-1877

  Lopata, Christopher ^a   Volker, Martin A ^a   Putnam, Susan K ^b   Thomeer, Marcus L ^c   Nida, Robert E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b CANISIUS COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Summit Educational Resources   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Autism spectrum disorders; Salivary cortisol; Self report; Social familiarity; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; INFANTILE AUTISM; MALE; MEMORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA LEVEL; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SOCIAL STRESS;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PHOBIC DISORDERS; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 56349095116     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-008-0575-5     Document Type: Article

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