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Autistic people may lack social motivation, without being any less human

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 July 2019

Sue Fletcher-Watson Open the ORCID record for Sue Fletcher-Watson [Opens in a new window]  and
Catherine J. Crompton
Sue Fletcher-Watson
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Patrick Wild Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH10 5HF, United Kingdom. sue.fletcher-watson@ed.ac.ukcatherine.crompton@ed.ac.ukwww.dart.ed.ac.uk
Catherine J. Crompton
Affiliation:
Patrick Wild Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH10 5HF, United Kingdom. sue.fletcher-watson@ed.ac.ukcatherine.crompton@ed.ac.ukwww.dart.ed.ac.uk
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Abstract

In arguing that autistic people are socially motivated, Jaswal & Akhtar miss the opportunity to puncture the notion that social motivation is a prerequisite for humanity. Instead, we contend that some autistic people may indeed find social interactions to be unmotivating and that this doesn't have to be seen as a problem.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 42 , 2019 , e88
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