Islands of loneliness: Exploring social interaction through the autobiographies of individuals with autism

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 84-96

  Causton Theoharis, Julie ^a   Ashby, Christine ^a   Cosier, Meghan ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LITERATURE; LONELINESS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF DISCLOSURE;

ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; AUTOBIOGRAPHY; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONELINESS; MAINSTREAMING (EDUCATION); MALE; MOTIVATION; PEER GROUP; SELF DISCLOSURE;

EID: 67649198218     PISSN: 19349491     EISSN: 19349556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/1934-9556-47.2.84     Document Type: Letter

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