Brief Report: Difficulty in understanding social acting (but not false beliefs) mediates the link between autistic traits and ingroup relationships

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2199-2206

  Yang, Daniel Y J ^a   Baillargeon, Renée ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Asperger syndrome; Autism; False beliefs; Social acting; Social relationships

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTISM SPECTRUM QUOTIENT QUESTIONNAIRE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BELIEF; SOCIAL DISABILITY;

ADULT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84883189270     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-013-1757-3     Document Type: Article

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