Expanding the critique of the social motivation theory of autism with participatory and developmental research

Kapp, S. K., Goldknopf, E. J., Brooks, P. J., Kofner, B., & Hossain, M. (2019). Expanding the critique of the social motivation theory of autism with participatory and developmental research. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 42. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x18002479

Publication date: 1 Jan 2019 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Article Article language: English

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Abstract We argue that understanding of autism can be strengthened by increasing involvement of autistic individuals as researchers and by exploring cascading impacts of early sensory, perceptual, attentional, and motor atypicalities on social and communicative developmental trajectories. Participatory action research that includes diverse participants or researchers may help combat stigma while expanding research foci to better address autistic people's needs.

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