Piloting the use of experience sampling method to investigate the everyday social experiences of children with Asperger syndrome/high functioning autism

Developmental Neurorehabilitation

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 103-110

  Cordier, Reinie ^a,b   Brown, Nicole ^b   Chen, Yu Wei ^c   Wilkes Gillan, Sarah ^c   Falkmer, Torbjorn ^a,d  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Autism spectrum disorder; Child experience; Experience sampling method; Pilot study; Social inclusion

Indexed keywords

ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CHILD; EMOTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SIBLING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MOTHERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAMPLING STUDIES; SIBLINGS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84988530468     PISSN: 17518423     EISSN: 17518431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17518423.2014.915244     Document Type: Article

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