Quality of life of high-functioning children and youth with autism spectrum disorder and typically developing peers: Self- and proxy-reports

Autism

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 133-141

  Egilson, Snæfrídur T ^a   Ólafsdóttir, Linda B ^a   Leósdóttir, Thóra ^b   Saemundsen, Evald ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b The State Diagnostic and Counselling Centre   (Iceland)

Author keywords

autism; child self reports; KIDSCREEN 27; parent's proxy reports; quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ICELANDER; KIDSCREEN 27; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PEER GROUP; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICAL WELL-BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; ADULT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; HEALTH STATUS; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 85011369129     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361316630881     Document Type: Article

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