College students on the autism spectrum: Prevalence and associated problems

Autism

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 683-701

  White, Susan W ^a   Ollendick, Thomas H ^a   Bray, Bethany C ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adult; autism; college student; social anxiety

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COLLEGE STUDENT; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HIGH FUNCTIONING AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANXIETY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84856280148     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361310393363     Document Type: Article

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