Effects of Anxiety Disorder Severity on Social Functioning in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 235-245

  Chang, Ya Chih ^a   Quan, Jenny ^a   Wood, Jeffrey J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Comorbidity; Social anxiety disorder; Social functioning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862803545     PISSN: 1056263X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10882-012-9268-2     Document Type: Article

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