The development of emotion recognition in individuals with autism

Child Development

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1434-1447

  Rump, Keiran M ^a   Giovannelli, Joyce L ^b   Minshew, Nancy J ^a   Strauss, Mark S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Children's Advantage   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECOGNITION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; MALE; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 70349200678     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2009.01343.x     Document Type: Article

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