Neuroscience
5 years ago

Unveiling the Mystery of Social Motivation in Autism: A New Path Forward.

Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Social motivation in autism: Gaps and directions for measurement of a putative core construct
Cara M. Keifer, Gabriel S. Dichter, James C. McPartland, Matthew D. Lerner

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Social motivation in autism is not clearly defined. The article suggests four ways to understand social motivation and gives advice on how to measure it better. This will help future research on autism understand social motivation more fully.