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Abstract Jaswal & Akhtar (J&A) offer evidence against lack of social motivation in “autistic people,” providing no further phenotypic details as to the autism spectrum disorder (ASD) subgroups that they… Click to show full abstract
Abstract Jaswal & Akhtar (J&A) offer evidence against lack of social motivation in “autistic people,” providing no further phenotypic details as to the autism spectrum disorder (ASD) subgroups that they refer to. I will argue that given the extensive behavioral and neurobiological heterogeneity among people who receive the diagnosis, reference to “autistic people” is misleading. As a consequence, J&A's claims are difficult to interpret.
Keywords:
people mean;
autistic people
Journal Title: Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Year Published: 2019
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Journal Title: Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Year Published: 2019
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