Anxiety, social deficits, and loneliness in youth with autism spectrum disorders

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1006-1013

  White, Susan W ^a,b   Roberson Nay, Roxann ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Asperger; Autism; Loneliness; Social skills

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LONELINESS; MALE; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL DISABILITY; SOCIAL INTERACTION; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONELINESS; MALE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 70349562599     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-009-0713-8     Document Type: Article

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