Physiologic arousal to social stress in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A pilot study

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 177-183

  Levine, Todd P ^a,b   Sheinkopf, Stephen J ^a,b   Pescosolido, Matthew ^b   Rodino, Alison ^b   Elia, Gregory ^b   Lester, Barry ^a,b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

High functioning autism; Psychophysiology; Stress; Trier Social Stress Test

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

AROUSAL; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HIGH FUNCTION AUTISM; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE SALIVA LEVEL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PARASYMPATHETIC TONE; PHYSIOLOGIC AROUSAL; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STRESS; SYMPATHETIC FUNCTION; TRIER SOCIAL STRESS TEST; VAGUS TONE;

EID: 80455164733     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: 18780237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2011.04.003     Document Type: Article

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