Multirater congruence on the social skills assessment of children with asperger syndrome: Self, mother, father, and teacher ratings

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1202-1208

  Kalyva, Efrosini ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (Greece)

Author keywords

Asperger syndrome; Father; Mother; Self reports; Social skills; Teacher

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ASSERTIVENESS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MALE; PARENT; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL PHOBIA; TEACHER;

EID: 77957673476     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-010-0978-y     Document Type: Article

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