The effect of diagnostic labels on the affective responses of college students towards peers with 'Asperger's Syndrome' and 'Autism Spectrum Disorder'

Autism

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 388-394

  Brosnan, Mark ^a   Mills, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

affective response; Asperger's Syndrome; autism spectrum disorder; label

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CHARACTER; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DSM-5; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEER GROUP; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE AFFECT SCHEDULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL NETWORK; STUDENT ATTITUDE; YOUNG ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; NOMENCLATURE; SOCIAL STIGMA; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL STIGMA; STUDENTS; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84965078990     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361315586721     Document Type: Article

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