Asperger's and musical creativity: The case of Erik Satie

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 775-783

  Fung, Catherine H M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asperger's; Creativity; Music; Personality; Psychopathology; Satie; Traits

Indexed keywords

EID: 63049107962     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2009.01.019     Document Type: Article

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