Explaining autism: Ten reasons to focus on the developing self

Autism

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 391-407

  Hobson, R Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

autism; communication; identification; imitation; intersubjectivity

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ATTITUDE; AUTISM; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; CONATION; EMOTION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; PATHOGENESIS; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; THEORY; THINKING;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; AWARENESS; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 77957790321     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361310364142     Document Type: Review

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