Biobehavioral profiles of arousal and social motivation in autism spectrum disorders

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 924-934

  Corbett, Blythe A ^a,b   Swain, Deanna M ^b   Newsom, Cassandra ^a,b   Wang, Lily ^a,b   Song, Yanna ^a   Edgerton, Dale ^c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; behavior; cortisol; interaction; play; social; stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

AROUSAL; AUTISM; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; ETIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MOTIVATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEER GROUP; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; SALIVA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

AROUSAL; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MOTIVATION; PEER GROUP; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SALIVA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 84904026108     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12184     Document Type: Article

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