Parent and child perspectives on the nature of anxiety in children and young people with autism spectrum disorders: A focus group study

Autism

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 107-121

  Ozsivadjian, Ann ^a   Knott, Fiona ^b   Magiati, Iliana ^c  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; AROUSAL; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEAR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; OBSESSION; PARENT; PHENOMENOLOGY; PHOBIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; REVIEW; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 84858691786     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361311431703     Document Type: Article

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