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Common and distinct impacts of autistic traits and alexithymia on social reward.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Foulkes Lucy, Bird Geoffrey, Gökçen Elif, McCrory Eamon, Viding Essi
Abstract excerpt
According to the social motivation hypothesis of autism, individuals with high levels of autistic traits experience reduced levels of reward from social interactions. However, empirical evidence to date has been mixed, with some studies reporting lower levels of social reward in individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and others finding no difference when compared to typically developing controls....
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