Peer Victimization in Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Co-occurring Anxiety: Relations with Psychopathology and Loneliness

Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 575-590

  Storch, Eric A ^a,b   Larson, Michael J ^c   Ehrenreich May, Jill ^d   Arnold, Elysse B ^a   Jones, Anna M ^a   Renno, Patricia ^e   Fujii, Cori ^e   Lewin, Adam B ^a   Mutch, P Jane ^a   Murphy, Tanya K ^a   Wood, Jeffrey J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA SARASOTA MANATEE   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Department of Biology   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Asperger's Syndrome; Assessment; Autism; Bullying; Children; Peer victimization; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868486429     PISSN: 1056263X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10882-012-9290-4     Document Type: Article

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