Empathy and empathy induced prosocial behavior in 6- and 7-year-olds with autism spectrum disorder

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1749-1758

  Deschamps, Peter K H ^a   Been, Marieke ^a   Matthys, Walter ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Affective empathy; Autism spectrum disorder; Children; Cognitive empathy; Empathy induced prosocial behavior

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTION; EMPATHY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOLOGY;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84903713886     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-014-2048-3     Document Type: Article

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