Friendship in school-age boys with autism spectrum disorders: A meta-analytic summary and developmental, process-based model

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 142, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 601-622

  Mendelson, Jenna L ^a   Gates, Jacquelyn A ^b   Lerner, Matthew D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ASD; Friendship; Meta analysis; Social cognition; Social motivation

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FRIEND; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PARENT; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FRIENDS; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; PEER GROUP; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84953911531     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/bul0000041     Document Type: Article

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