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Soderstrom, Henrik; Rastam, Maria; Gillberg, Christopher – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2002
A study of personality characteristics of 31 adults with Asperger syndrome found they scored significantly higher on harm avoidance and lower on self-directedness and cooperativeness on the Temperament and Character Inventory. Reward dependence and novelty seeking tended to be low. The most common temperament configurations were obsessional,…
Descriptors: Adults, Asperger Syndrome, Behavior Problems, Dependency (Personality)