APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
Neural, Cognitive, and Motivational Mechanisms Underlying Reciprocal Friendship in Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Erin Kang
Stony Brook University - Lauren Wagler
Stony Brook University, The State University of New York - Lee Ann Santore
Stony Brook University, The State University of New York - Matthew Lerner
Stony Brook University
Abstract
Challenges in the development of friendships is one of the defining characteristic of youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This study provides an examination of the interplay of social perceptual processes, cognition, and motivation in yielding effective friendship-making in ASD.
Social Interpersonal Relationships
