Brief Report: Character Strengths in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder Without Intellectual Impairment

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 3330-3337

  Kirchner, Jennifer ^a,b   Ruch, Willibald ^c   Dziobek, Isabel ^a,b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adults; Autism spectrum disorder; Character strengths; Satisfaction with life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULT DISEASE; APPRECIATION OF BEAUTY; ARTICLE; AUTHENTICITY; AUTISM; AUTOREGULATION; BRAVERY; CHARACTER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATIVITY; CURIOSITY; FAIRNESS; FEMALE; FORGIVENESS; GRATITUDE; HOPE; HUMAN; HUMOR; KINDNESS; LEADERSHIP; LEARNING; LIFE SATISFACTION; LOVE; MALE; MODESTY; OPEN MINDEDNESS; PERSISTENCE; PERSPECTIVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRUDENCE; RELIGION; SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE; TEAMWORK; ZEST; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; EMOTION; INTELLIGENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF REPORT; STANDARDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CHARACTER; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84979641152     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-016-2865-7     Document Type: Article

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