Social approach in pre-school children with Williams syndrome: The role of the face

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 194-203

  Dodd, H F ^a   Porter, M A ^b   Peters, G L ^b   Rapee, R M ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behavioural phenotypes; Intellectual disability; Social behaviour; Williams syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PLAY THERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME;

AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WILLIAMS SYNDROME;

EID: 77949287240     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2009.01241.x     Document Type: Article

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