Self-competence and emotional understanding in high-functioning children with autism

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 137-149

  Capps, Lisa ^a   Sigman, Marian ^a   Yirmiya, Nurit ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 84974252847     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: 14692198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579400006386     Document Type: Article

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