'Sometimes i want to play by myself': Understanding what friendship means to children with autism in mainstream primary schools

Autism

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 296-316

  Calder, Lynsey ^a,b   Hill, Vivian ^a   Pellicano, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Central North West London NHS Foundation Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

friendships; mainstream school; peer relationships; social skills; theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRIENDSHIP; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTHER; MOTIVATION; OBSERVATION; PARENT; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PLAY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL INTERACTION; THEORY OF MIND; VIGNETTE;

FRIENDSHIPS; MAINSTREAM SCHOOL; PEER RELATIONSHIPS; SOCIAL SKILLS; THEORY OF MIND;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MAINSTREAMING (EDUCATION); MALE; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; THEORY OF MIND;

EID: 84878089882     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361312467866     Document Type: Article

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