Understanding parent-child social informant discrepancy in youth with high functioning autism spectrum disorders

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2680-2692

  Lerner, Matthew D ^a   Calhoun, Casey D ^b   Mikami, Amori Yee ^c   De Los Reyes, Andres ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

High functioning autism; Informant discrepancies; Self perception; Social cognition; Social skills

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUVENILE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PARENTAL STRESS; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL COGNITION; SOCIAL INFORMANT DISCREPANCY; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PHOBIA; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EFFICACY; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876469366     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1525-9     Document Type: Article

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