Browsing School of Psychology (Scholarly Articles) by Author "Grennan, Susan"
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Gelotophobia and high-functioning autism spectrum disorder
Grennan, Susan; Mannion, Arlene; Leader, Geraldine (Springer Verlag, 2018-07-19)Gelotophobia can be defined as the fear of being laughed at or ridiculed. The aim of the current literature review is to present a synthesis of the literature on gelotophobia and the link between high-functioning autism ... -
An investigation of gelotophobia in individuals with a diagnosis of high-functioning autism spectrum disorder
Leader, Geraldine; Grennan, Susan; Chen, June L.; Mannion, Arlene (Springer Verlag, 2018-07-03)Samson et al. (Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 41:475 483, 2011) conducted the first empirical investigation examining the fear of being laughed at (gelotophobia) and its prevalence in individuals with high ...