Social perspective taking and empathy in children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 74-84

  Stevens, Sara A ^a,b   Dudek, Joanna ^b   Nash, Kelly ^b   Koren, Gideon ^a,b   Rovet, Joanne ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

ARND; Behavior; Empathy; FASD; Social perspective taking; Social skills

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; EMPATHY; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; THEORY OF MIND;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; EMPATHY; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL SKILLS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; THEORY OF MIND;

EID: 84927628575     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617714001088     Document Type: Article

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