Agent familiarity and emotional context influence the everyday empathic responding of young children with autism

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 74-85

  Hudry, Kristelle ^a   Slaughter, Virginia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autism; Children; Emotion; Empathy; Familiarity; Moderators; Parent report

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY TO DAY EMPATHY QUESTIONNAIRE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DOWN SYNDROME; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EMOTIONALITY; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLING;

EID: 56449117781     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2008.04.004     Document Type: Article

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