TY - JOUR
T1 - Compensation in autism is not consistent with social motivation theory
AU - Livingston, Lucy Anne
AU - Shah, Punit
AU - Happé, Francesca
PY - 2019/7/23
Y1 - 2019/7/23
N2 - Growing evidence, as presented by Jaswal & Akhtar, indicates that social motivation is not universally reduced in autism. Here, we evaluate and extend this argument in light of recent evidence of “compensation” in autism. We thereby argue that autistic “compensators” – exhibiting neurotypical behaviour despite persistent difficulties in social cognition – indicate intact or potentially heightened social motivation in autism.
AB - Growing evidence, as presented by Jaswal & Akhtar, indicates that social motivation is not universally reduced in autism. Here, we evaluate and extend this argument in light of recent evidence of “compensation” in autism. We thereby argue that autistic “compensators” – exhibiting neurotypical behaviour despite persistent difficulties in social cognition – indicate intact or potentially heightened social motivation in autism.
U2 - 10.1017/S0140525X18002388
DO - 10.1017/S0140525X18002388
M3 - Article
VL - 42
JO - Behavioral and Brain Sciences
JF - Behavioral and Brain Sciences
SN - 0140-525X
M1 - e99
ER -