Anxiety and repetitive behaviours in autism spectrum disorders and Williams syndrome: A cross-syndrome comparison

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 175-180

  Rodgers, Jacqui ^a   Riby, Deborah M ^a   Janes, Emily ^a   Connolly, Brenda ^a   McConachie, Helen ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Autism spectrum disorder; Repetitive behaviours; Williams syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPULSION; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; MALE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PANIC; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEPARATION ANXIETY; SOCIAL PHOBIA; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR; WILLIAMS SYNDROME;

EID: 84858864949     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-011-1225-x     Document Type: Article

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