Mothers' reports of play dates and observation of school playground behavior of children having high-functioning autism spectrum disorders

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 571-579

  Frankel, Frederick D ^a,b   Gorospe, Clarissa M ^a   Chang, Ya Chih ^a   Sugar, Catherine A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asperger's disorder; autism; friendship; Social skills

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MOTHER; OBSERVATION; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECREATION; SCHOOL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MOTHERS; OBSERVATION; PEER GROUP; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 79954592660     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2010.02318.x     Document Type: Article

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