The idea that social motivation deficits play a central role in Autism Spectrum Disorders
(ASD) has recently gained increased interest. This constitutes a shift in autism research …

Advances in the fields of cognitive and affective developmental neuroscience,
developmental psychopathology, neurobiology, genetics, and applied behavior analysis …

Progress in psychological science can be limited by a number of factors, not least of which
are the starting assumptions of scientists themselves. We believe that some influential …

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex and heterogeneous disorder, diagnosed on
the basis of behavioral symptoms during the second year of life or later. Finding scalable …

Importance The social motivation hypothesis posits that individuals with autism spectrum
disorder (ASD) find social stimuli less rewarding than do people with neurotypical activity …

The COVID-19 pandemic and its policy responses have had a detrimental effect on millions
of people's mental health. Here, we investigate its impact on autistic people and their …

From leading authorities, this state-of-the-art manual presents the Early Start Denver Model
(ESDM), the first comprehensive, empirically tested intervention specifically designed for …

Diagnosis, intervention and support for people with autism can be assisted by research into
the aetiology of the condition. Twin and family studies indicate that autism spectrum …

BACKGROUND:: Models of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) as neural disconnection
syndromes have been predominantly supported by examinations of abnormalities in …

Background: An emerging body of evidence indicates that relative to typically develo**
children, children with autism are selectively impaired in their ability to recognize facial …