Differentiating high-functioning autism and social phobia

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1477-1490

  Tyson, Katherine E ^a   Cruess, Dean G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Social anxiety; Social phobia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; EMOTION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL COGNITION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PHOBIA;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PHOBIC DISORDERS;

EID: 84863863716     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-011-1386-7     Document Type: Article

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