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Beyond autism: Challenging unexamined assumptions about social motivation in typical development

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Abstract In challenging the assumption of autistic social uninterest, Jaswal & Akhtar have opened the door to scrutinizing similar unexamined assumptions embedded in other literatures, such as those on children's… Click to show full abstract

Abstract In challenging the assumption of autistic social uninterest, Jaswal & Akhtar have opened the door to scrutinizing similar unexamined assumptions embedded in other literatures, such as those on children's typically developing behaviors regarding others’ minds and morals. Extending skeptical analysis to other areas may reveal new approaches for evaluating competing claims regarding social interest in autistic individuals.

Keywords: challenging unexamined; autism challenging; beyond autism; social motivation; unexamined assumptions; assumptions social

Journal Title: Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Year Published: 2019

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