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Research review: Social motivation and oxytocin in autism--implications for joint attention development and intervention.

Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines - 1 Jun 2013

Stavropoulos Katherine K M, Carver Leslie J

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BACKGROUND AND SCOPE: The social motivation hypothesis (SMH) suggests that individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are less intrinsically rewarded by social stimuli than their neurotypical peers. This difference in social motivation has been posited as a factor contributing to social deficits in ASD. Social motivation is thought to involve the neuropeptide oxytocin. Here, we review the evidence for...

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PMID: 23451765
DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12061
PMCID: PMC3663901

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