The distribution of and relationship between autistic traits and social anxiety in a UK student population

Autism

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 571-581

  Freeth, Megan ^a   Bullock, Tom ^a   Milne, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

autistic traits; gender; population screening; prevalence; social anxiety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTISM; AUTISM SPECTRUM QUOTIENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGINATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIEBOWITZ SOCIAL ANXIETY SCALE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL PHOBIA; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

AUTISTIC TRAITS; GENDER; POPULATION SCREENING; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL ANXIETY;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883319956     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361312445511     Document Type: Article

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