Seven decades after Hans Asperger's observations: A comprehensive study of humor in individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Humor

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 441-460

  Samson, Andrea C ^a   Huber, Oswald ^b   Ruch, Willibald ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Asperger's syndrome; autism; cheerfulness; emotion; humor; self assessment; sense of humor

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880892458     PISSN: 09331719     EISSN: 16133722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/humor-2013-0026     Document Type: Article

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