Understanding Friendship Sex Heterophily and Relational Characteristics to Optimize the Selection of Peer Models for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

This study used social network analysis to evaluate whether sex heterophily, the degree to which peers are different in sex, between 126 children with autism (ages 5–12 years) and their peers affected social network connectivity. Results indicate that: (1) the quantity and sex of friends were more i...

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Main Authors: Anderson, A. (Author), Frederick, L. (Author), Kasari, C. (Author), Locke, J. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer New York LLC 2018
Subjects:
Sex
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