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Autism and the preference for imaginary worlds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 November 2022

Heather Browning Open the ORCID record for Heather Browning [Opens in a new window]  and
Walter Veit Open the ORCID record for Walter Veit [Opens in a new window]
Heather Browning
Affiliation:
Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method, London School of Economics and Political Science, Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science, London WC2A 2AE, UK DrHeatherBrowning@gmail.com; https://www.heatherbrowning.net/
Walter Veit
Affiliation:
The University of Sydney, School of History and Philosophy of Science, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia wrwveit@gmail.com; https://walterveit.com/
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Abstract

Dubourg and Baumard mention a potential role for the human drive to systemise as a factor motivating interest in imaginary worlds. Given that hyperexpression of this trait has been linked with autism (Baron-Cohen, 2002, 2006), we think this raises interesting implications for how those on the autism spectrum may differ from the neurotypical population in their engagement with imaginary worlds.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 45 , 2022 , e279
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