Is emotion recognition impaired in individuals with autism spectrum disorders?

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 102-109

  Tracy, Jessica L ^c   Robins, Richard W ^a   Schriber, Roberta A ^a   Solomon, Marjorie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Autism; Emotion recognition; Pride expression; Systematizing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ASPECT; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 78751647845     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-010-1030-y     Document Type: Article

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