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The document discusses the social motivation theory of autism. It proposes that autism spectrum disorder is caused by reduced social motivation early in development, leading to deficits in social cognition and learning. The theory argues that impaired social motivation, rather than social cognition alone, can explain both social and non-social symptoms of autism. It notes debates around what aspects of reward processing may be impaired in autism and whether impairments are general or stimulus-specific. The

Author

Chrysoula Gkani

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EN