Emotional intelligence, theory of mind, and executive functions as predictors of social outcomes in young adults with Asperger syndrome

Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 4-13

  Montgomery, Janine M ^a   Stoesz, Brenda M ^a   McCrimmon, Adam W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asperger's syndrome; autism spectrum disorders; mindreading; pervasive developmental disorders; social cognition

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN RELATION; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL DISABILITY; SOCIAL STRESS; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORY OF MIND;

EID: 84873599947     PISSN: 10883576     EISSN: 15384829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1088357612461525     Document Type: Article

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