The effects of autism and alexithymia on physiological and verbal responsiveness to music

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 432-444

  Allen, Rory ^a   Davis, Rob ^a   Hill, Elisabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Autism; Emotion; Music

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MUSIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; SPEECH ARTICULATION; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; WORD RECOGNITION;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSIC; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84878864540     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1587-8     Document Type: Article

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