ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2015
Tracking social motivation systems deficits: the affective neuroscience view of autism.
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- Reading the room: Autistic traits, gaze behaviour, and the ability to infer social relationships.PloS one · 2023Article
- Drug development for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Progress, challenges, and future directions.European neuropsychopharmacology : the journal of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2021Review
- The Influence of Attachment Styles and Personality Organization on Emotional Functioning After Childhood Trauma.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2019Article
- Emotional prosodic change detection in autism Spectrum disorder: an electrophysiological investigation in children and adults.Journal of neurodevelopmental disorders · 2018Article
- Defining behavioral components of social functioning in adults with autism spectrum disorder as targets for treatment.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2018Article
- Identifying affective personality profiles: A latent profile analysis of the Affective Neuroscience Personality Scales.Scientific reports · 2017Article
- Mimetic desire in autism spectrum disorder.Molecular autism · 2016Article
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Abstract
Abnormal functioning of primary brain systems that express and modulate basic emotional drives are increasingly considered to underlie mental disorders including autism spectrum disorders. We hypothesized that ASD are characterized by disruptions in the primary systems involved in the motivation for social bonding. Twenty adults with ASD were compared to 20 neurotypical participants on the basis of self-reports and clinical assessments, including the Social Anhedonia Scale (SAS) and the Affective Neuroscience Personality Scales (ANPS). ASD diagnosis was related to SAS, as well as to positive (PLAYFULNESS) and negative (FEAR) ANPS-traits. In the overall sample, levels of autistic traits (AQ) were related to SAS and PLAYFULNESS. We argue that PLAYFULNESS could be at the root of social bonding impairments in ASD.
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