The combined impact of social support and perceived stress on quality of life in adults with autism spectrum disorder and without intellectual disability

Autism

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2018, Pages 703-711

  Bishop Fitzpatrick, Lauren ^a   Mazefsky, Carla A ^b   Eack, Shaun M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Asperger s; autism spectrum disorder; friendship; high functioning autism; intervention; quality of life; social inclusion; stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SKILL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85041625154     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361317703090     Document Type: Article

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