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Expanding the critique of the social motivation theory of autism with participatory and developmental research

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 July 2019

Steven K. Kapp ,
Emily Goldknopf ,
Patricia J. Brooks ,
Bella Kofner  and
Maruf Hossain
Steven K. Kapp
Affiliation:
University of Exeter, Egenis, Byrne House, Exeter EX4 4PJ, United Kingdom. s.k.kapp@exeter.ac.ukhttp://socialsciences.exeter.ac.uk/sociology/staff/kapp/
Emily Goldknopf
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095. egoldknopf@gmail.com
Patricia J. Brooks
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, College of Staten Island, Staten Island, NY 10314. bkofner@hotmail.com The Graduate Center, CUNY, New York, NY 10016patricia.brooks@csi.cuny.edu
Bella Kofner
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, College of Staten Island, Staten Island, NY 10314. bkofner@hotmail.com
Maruf Hossain
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Dyson College of Arts & Sciences, Pace University, New York, NY 10038. Maruf_Hossain@hotmail.comhttps://www.csi.cuny.edu/campus-directory/patricia-j-brooks
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Abstract

We argue that understanding of autism can be strengthened by increasing involvement of autistic individuals as researchers and by exploring cascading impacts of early sensory, perceptual, attentional, and motor atypicalities on social and communicative developmental trajectories. Participatory action research that includes diverse participants or researchers may help combat stigma while expanding research foci to better address autistic people's needs.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 42 , 2019 , e94
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