Contamination sensitivity in autism, Down syndrome, and typical development

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 43-50

  Kalyva, Efrosini ^a   Pellizzoni, Sandra ^b   Tavano, Alessandro ^c   Iannello, Paola ^d   Siegal, Michael ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism; Contamination; Disgust; Representation; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERSATION; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HAIR; HUMAN; INSECT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEARNING; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPEECH; VOICE;

EID: 70449535628     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2009.07.005     Document Type: Article

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