Teasing, ridiculing and the relation to the fear of being laughed at in individuals with Asperger's syndrome

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 475-483

  Samson, Andrea C ^a,b   Huber, Oswald ^b   Ruch, Willibald ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Asperger's syndrome; Fear of being laughed at; Gelotophobia; Humor; Laughter; Teasing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEAR; FEMALE; GELOTOPHILIA; GELOTOPHOBIA; HUMAN; KATAGELASTICISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOCKING; PATHOLOGICAL LAUGHTER; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; RIDICULING; TEASING;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; BULLYING; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LAUGHTER; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79956053283     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-010-1071-2     Document Type: Article

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