Alexithymia in children with and without autism spectrum disorders

Autism Research

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 773-780

  Griffin, Cáit ^a   Lombardo, Michael V ^b,c   Auyeung, Bonnie ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

alexithymia; autism; autistic traits; children; parent report; self report

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION;

EID: 84978910770     PISSN: 19393792     EISSN: 19393806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aur.1569     Document Type: Article

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