Loneliness and social support in adolescent boys with autism spectrum disorders

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 218-226

  Lasgaard, Mathias ^a   Nielsen, Annette ^b   Eriksen, Mette E ^a   Goossens, Luc ^c  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b Firkløverskolen   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Autism spectrum disorders; Loneliness; Peer relationships; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONELINESS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 75949114636     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-009-0851-z     Document Type: Article

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