Emotional empathy in autism spectrum conditions: Weak, Intact, or heightened?

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1747-1748

  Smith, Adam ^a  

^a Dryburgh Industrial Estate   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMOTION; EMPATHY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; LETTER; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOANALYSIS;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COGNITION; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR;

EID: 70450277364     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-009-0799-z     Document Type: Letter

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