Perceptions of distress in young children with autism compared to typically developing children: A cultural comparison between Japan and Italy

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1059-1067

  Esposito, G ^a,b   Nakazawa, J ^c   Venuti, P ^b   Bornstein, M H ^d  

^a RIKEN BRAIN SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^c CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

ASD; Autism; Cross Cultural Comparison; Cry; Expression of distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; AUTISM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYING; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FUNDAMENTAL FREQUENCY; HUMAN; ITALIAN; JAPANESE; MALE; PAUSE DURATION; PERCEPTION; STIMULATION; WAVEFORM MODULATION;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CRYING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; ITALY; JAPAN; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PERCEPTION;

EID: 84857224616     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2012.01.014     Document Type: Article

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