Brief report: Selective social anhedonia in high functioning autism

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1504-1509

  Chevallier, Coralie ^a,b   Grèzes, Julie ^c   Molesworth, Catherine ^a   Berthoz, Sylvie ^d   Happé, Francesca ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^c ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^d INSTITUT MUTUALISTE MONTSOURIS   (France)

Author keywords

Anhedonia; Autism spectrum disorders; Social anhedonia; Social interest; Social motivation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANHEDONIA; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; PLEASURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL COGNITION; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ANHEDONIA; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84863876609     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-011-1364-0     Document Type: Article

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