Looking behind the mask: Social coping strategies of girls on the autistic spectrum

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 23, Issue , 2016, Pages 73-83

  Tierney, Siobhan ^a   Burns, Jan ^a   Kilbey, Elizabeth ^b  

^a CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Community Rehabilitation Support Team Bromley ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Autism spectrum; Female; Imitation; Social relationships

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMPATHY; FEMALE; FRIENDSHIP; HUMAN; IMITATION; MALE; MASKING; MOTIVATION; PEER REJECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 84951963710     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: 18780237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2015.11.013     Document Type: Article

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