The development of the multidimensional social competence scale: A standardized measure of social competence in autism spectrum disorders

Autism Research

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 631-641

  Yager, Jodi ^a   Iarocci, Grace ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Multidimensional social competence scale; Psychometric properties; Social competence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONVERSATION; EMOTIONALITY; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MOTIVATION; MULTIDIMENSIONAL SOCIAL COMPETENCE SCALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKILL; SOCIAL COMPETENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS; MULTIDIMENSIONAL SOCIAL COMPETENCE SCALE; PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES; SOCIAL COMPETENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COMMUNICATION; EMPATHY; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PARENTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84890796299     PISSN: 19393792     EISSN: 19393806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aur.1331     Document Type: Article

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