The relationship between attentional bias and anxiety in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders

Autism Research

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 237-247

  Hollocks, Matthew J ^a   Ozsivadjian, Ann ^b   Matthews, Claire E ^c   Howlin, Patricia ^a   Simonoff, Emily ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Attentional bias; Autism spectrum disorders; Cognitive; Emotion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ANXIETY; ATTENTIONAL BIAS; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS; COGNITIVE; EMOTION;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COGNITION; EMOTIONS; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; READING; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84882242771     PISSN: 19393792     EISSN: 19393806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aur.1285     Document Type: Article

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