Journal article
Alexithymia in Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Abstract
Given the recent findings regarding the association between alexithymia and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and the accumulating evidence for the presence of the Broader Autism Phenotype (BAP) in relatives of individuals with ASD, we further explored the construct of alexithymia in parents of children with ASD as a potential part of the BAP. We hypothesized that (a) parents of children with ASD will demonstrate higher impairment in their emotion …
Authors
Szatmari P; Georgiades S; Duku E; Zwaigenbaum L; Goldberg J; Bennett T
Journal
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Vol. 38, No. 10, pp. 1859–1865
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
11 2008
DOI
10.1007/s10803-008-0576-4
ISSN
0162-3257