Alexithymia in parents of children with autism spectrum disorder

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1859-1865

  Szatmari, Peter ^a,b   Georgiades, Stelios ^a   Duku, Eric ^a   Zwaigenbaum, Lonnie ^c   Goldberg, Jeremy ^a   Bennett, Terry ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences McMaster Innovation Park   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Autism; Broader autism phenotype; Emotion processing; Intermediate phenotype

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANTILE AUTISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE;

AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CONTROL GROUPS; HUMANS; PARENTS; PHENOTYPE; PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 56349101655     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-008-0576-4     Document Type: Article

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