The social motivation theory of autism

C Chevallier, G Kohls, V Troiani, ES Brodkin… - Trends in cognitive …, 2012 - cell.com
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 …

Precise minds in uncertain worlds: predictive coding in autism.

S Van de Cruys, K Evers, R Van der Hallen… - Psychological …, 2014 - psycnet.apa.org
There have been numerous attempts to explain the enigma of autism, but existing
neurocognitive theories often provide merely a refined description of 1 cluster of symptoms …

Being versus appearing socially uninterested: Challenging assumptions about social motivation in autism

VK Jaswal, N Akhtar - Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2019 - cambridge.org
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 …

Historical evolution of the concept of anorexia nervosa and relationships with orthorexia nervosa, autism, and obsessive–compulsive spectrum

L Dell'Osso, M Abelli, B Carpita, S Pini… - Neuropsychiatric …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Eating disorders have been defined as “characterized by persistence disturbance of eating
or eating-related behavior that results in the altered consumption or absorption of food and …

Reward circuitry dysfunction in psychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders and genetic syndromes: animal models and clinical findings

GS Dichter, CA Damiano, JA Allen - Journal of neurodevelopmental …, 2012 - Springer
This review summarizes evidence of dysregulated reward circuitry function in a range of
neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders and genetic syndromes. First, the …

A transdiagnostic perspective on social anhedonia

E Barkus, JC Badcock - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Humans are highly social beings, yet people with social anhedonia experience reduced
interest in or reward from social situations. Social anhedonia is a key facet of schizotypal …

A systematic review of predictors of suicidal thoughts and behaviors among autistic adults: Making the case for the role of social connection as a protective factor

AM Mournet, E Wilkinson, VH Bal, EM Kleiman - Clinical psychology review, 2023 - Elsevier
Autistic adults are a high-risk population for suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs).
Accordingly, this systematic review aims to review the prevalence of STBs among autistic …

Deficits in mesolimbic reward pathway underlie social interaction impairments in children with autism

K Supekar, J Kochalka, M Schaer, H Wakeman, S Qin… - Brain, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Lack of interest in social interaction is a hallmark of autism spectrum disorder. Animal
studies have implicated the mesolimbic reward pathway in driving and reinforcing social …

Willing and able? Theory of mind, social motivation, and social competence in middle childhood and early adolescence

RT Devine, IA Apperly - Developmental Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigated the links between theory of mind, social motivation, and children's
social competence in middle childhood and early adolescence. Two hundred and sixty four …

Systematic review: overlap between eating, autism spectrum, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

K Nickel, S Maier, D Endres, A Joos, V Maier… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Background: Links between eating disorders (EDs)[eg, anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia
nervosa (BN), and binge eating disorder (BED)] and the major neurodevelopmental …