"No one has to be your friend": Asperger's syndrome and the vicious cycle of social disorder in late modern identity markets

Ethos

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 82-107

  Fein, Elizabeth ^a  

^a DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asperger's syndrome; Autism; Friendship; Mental health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84961291498     PISSN: 00912131     EISSN: 15481352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/etho.12073     Document Type: Article

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