Assessment of fear in children with an autism spectrum disorder

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1203-1210

  Turner, Laura B ^a   Romanczyk, Raymond G ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Behavioral assessment; Fear

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PARENT; PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84859899909     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: 18780237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2012.03.010     Document Type: Article

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