Effects of autistic traits on social and school adjustment in children and adolescents: The moderating roles of age and gender

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 254-265

  Hsiao, Mei Ni ^a   Tseng, Wan Ling ^b   Huang, Hui Yi ^c   Gau, Susan Shur Fen ^a,c,d  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Age; Autism spectrum disorders; Autistic traits; Gender; Social and school adjustment

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PEER GROUP; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX ROLE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL DISABILITY; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL RESPONSIVENESS SCALE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BULLYING; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGATIVISM; PARENTS; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 84865813952     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2012.08.001     Document Type: Article

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