The relationship between anxiety and repetitive behaviours in autism spectrum disorder

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2404-2409

  Rodgers, J ^a   Glod, M ^a   Connolly, B ^a   McConachie, H ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Autism spectrum disorder; Insistence on sameness; Repetitive behaviours

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGORAPHOBIA; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPULSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PANIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPARATION ANXIETY; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84867887468     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1531-y     Document Type: Article

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