Social networks and friendships at school: Comparing children with and without ASD

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 533-544

  Kasari, Connie ^a   Locke, Jill ^a   Gulsrud, Amanda ^a   Rotheram Fuller, Erin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Friendships; Playground observations; Social networks; Social skills

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELEMENTARY STUDENT; FEMALE; FRIENDSHIP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL NETWORK; TEACHER;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 79955693915     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-010-1076-x     Document Type: Article

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