Autistic Adults Prefer Social Touch Less but Engage Just as Much: The Impact of Social Context, Relationship Type, Sensory Responsivity and Psychological Factors

Macy Tsz Wing Li; Manuel Mello; Keren MacLennan; Haemy Lee Masson

doi:10.31234/osf.io/y45vg_v1

Autistic Adults Prefer Social Touch Less but Engage Just as Much: The Impact of Social Context, Relationship Type, Sensory Responsivity and Psychological Factors

Macy Tsz Wing Li, Manuel Mello, Keren MacLennan, Haemy Lee Masson

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Original language	English
Publisher	Open Science Framework (OSF)
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/y45vg_v1
Publication status	Published - 25 Jun 2025

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