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01-11-2006 | Letter

Response to “Letter to the Editor: The Overlap Between Alexithymia and Asperger’s Syndrome”, Fitzgerald and Bellgrove, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 36(4)

Auteurs: Elisabeth L. Hill, Sylvie Berthoz

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 8/2006

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We read with interest the letter of Fitzgerald and Bellgrove outlining their views on the possibility of an overlap between Alexithymia and Asperger syndrome (Fitzgerald & Bellgrove, 2006). It is refreshing to see that others are noting a similarity between certain aspects of these two conditions. However, a number of relevant studies were not mentioned. Consequently we feel that it is important to provide information concerning direct studies of this topic, as well as of recent neuroimaging studies of alexithymia, in order to provide a broader, and more direct base of evidence with which to inform these discussions. …
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Metagegevens
Titel
Response to “Letter to the Editor: The Overlap Between Alexithymia and Asperger’s Syndrome”, Fitzgerald and Bellgrove, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 36(4)
Auteurs
Elisabeth L. Hill
Sylvie Berthoz
Publicatiedatum
01-11-2006
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 8/2006
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-006-0287-7

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