Experimental study examining the effect of social familiarity on behavioral manifestations of stress and anxiety in children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders

Handbook of Stress: Causes, Effects and Control

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 347-365

  Lopata, Christopher ^a   Gitman, Karina ^a   Toomey, Jennifer A ^b   Volker, Martin A ^a   Nida, Robert E ^c   Thomeer, Marcus L ^b   McDonald, Christin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b Summit Educational Resources   (United States)

^c CANISIUS COLLEGE   (United States)

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