Television, video game and social media use among children with ASD and typically developing siblings

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1258-1271

  Mazurek, Micah O ^a   Wenstrup, Colleen ^b  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities; Autism spectrum disorder; Gender; Internet; Social media; Television; Video game

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RECREATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SIBLING; SOCIAL MEDIA; TELEVISION; TELEVISION VIEWING; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LEISURE; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; SIBLINGS; SOCIAL MEDIA; TELEVISION; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84878682482     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1659-9     Document Type: Article

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