Autism: demise of the innate social orienting hypothesis

Curr Biol. 2014 Jan 6;24(1):R30-R31. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.11.021.

Abstract

Some have suggested that autism may be caused by poor orienting to social stimuli in early infancy, compounded by the resulting failures to learn from, and about, other humans. Recent results contradict this hypothesis, suggesting a need to rethink.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Autistic Disorder / diagnosis*
  • Autistic Disorder / physiopathology*
  • Eye Movements*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male