Perception of Life as Stressful, Not Biological Response to Stress, is Associated with Greater Social Disability in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 1-16

  Bishop Fitzpatrick, Lauren ^a   Minshew, Nancy J ^b   Mazefsky, Carla A ^b   Eack, Shaun M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

ASD; Asperger s; Cardiovascular reactivity; Cortisol; High functioning autism; Intervention; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL ADJUSTMENT TO ILLNESS SCALE; SOCIAL DISABILITY; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STRESS; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; VALIDATION STUDY; WECHSLER ADULT INTELLIGENCE SCALE; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; LIFE EVENT; MENTAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84989183217     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-016-2910-6     Document Type: Article

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