ReviewBrain sciences2023
Autism Spectrum, Hikikomori Syndrome and Internet Gaming Disorder: Is There a Link?
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
- Digital, Media, and Information Literacies and the Well-Being of Neurotypical and Neurodivergent Children: A Synthetic Knowledge Synthesis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Hikikomori as a culturally situated expression of neurodivergence: A two-stage international analysis.PCN reports : psychiatry and clinical neurosciences · 2026Article
- Atypical cortical neural activity in internet gaming disorder comorbid with autism spectrum disorder during a cue reactivity task: A magnetoencephalography study.PCN reports : psychiatry and clinical neurosciences · 2026Article
- Identifying hub functions and collaboration patterns in hikikomori support networks: A nationwide cross-sectional study.PCN reports : psychiatry and clinical neurosciences · 2026Article
- Internet gaming disorder among individuals with autism spectrum disorder in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: a comparative study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Social marginalization risk and its negative association with socialising preferences in Japanese gamers.PloS one · 2026Article
- Comorbidity Between Hikikomori and Autistic Traits May Be Identified as a Phenotypical Presentation Characterized by Greater Severity.Brain sciences · 2025Article
- Investigating the Overlap ofMedicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Depression, Gaming Disorder, and Internet Addiction in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- On Your Own: An Explorative Study on the Psychopathological and Psychosocial Correlates of Hikikomori Symptoms in Dutch Adolescents and Young Adults.Child psychiatry and human development · 2025Article
- The paradox of hikikomori through a transcultural lens.BJPsych international · 2025Review
- From active escapism to virtual withdrawal: Validation of the Compensatory-Dissociative Online Gaming scales (C-DOGs).Journal of behavioral addictions · 2024Article
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- Internet Gaming Disorder in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.Brain sciences · 2024Article
- Case report: hikikomori syndrome in Italy and its link with autistic traits and internet gaming disorder.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- The relationship between game genre, monetization strategy and symptoms of gaming disorder in a clinical sample of adolescents.Upsala journal of medical sciences · 2024Article
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Abstract
The aim of this study is to review the available literature investigating the relationship between hikikomori, a pathological condition characterized by severe social withdrawal or isolation, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and Internet gaming disorder (IGD). Studies on the relationship between ASD and IGD have found significant positive correlations between these two conditions. Individuals with ASD would appear to be at risk of developing a problematic use of the Internet, which, to the right extent, would represent a useful tool for social interaction and cognitive development. Even subjects with hikikomori, in whom rarefied interpersonal relationships and social isolation could be balanced by the use of online connections, appear to be at high risk of developing IGD. On the other hand, the finding of significant autistic traits in populations with hikikomori could lead to considering this psychopathological condition as a particular presentation of autism spectrum, a hypothesis that requires further investigation.
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