The perception of social situations by children with autism spectrum disorders

Autism

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 185-203

  Nah, Yong Hwee ^a   Poon, Kenneth K ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

autism spectrum disorders; Dewey Story Test; qualitative justifications; understanding social situations

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AWARENESS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; VIGNETTE;

ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 79954490125     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361309353616     Document Type: Article

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