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Why Autistic Sociality Is Different: Reduced Interest In Competing For Social Status, Catherine L. Caldwell-Harris, Anna M. Schwartz
Why Autistic Sociality Is Different: Reduced Interest In Competing For Social Status, Catherine L. Caldwell-Harris, Anna M. Schwartz
Ought: The Journal of Autistic Culture
The complexity of human organizations poses the challenge of understanding and navigating social hierarchies. If 'social impairment' is a defining feature of autism, then these challenges may be heightened for autistic persons. We reject the premise of social deficits but follow recommendations to investigate how autistic social behavior diverges from neurotypical norms. We review autistic writings and also scholarship on reputation management, non-conformity and moral reasoning to argue that autistic people dislike social hierarchies, find status-seeking illogical, prefer egalitarian relationships, and often seek to report wrong-doing by authorities. We outline three possible causes: (1) reduced social motivation; (2) emergent property …
Full Issue, Tracy L. Cross
Full Issue, Tracy L. Cross
SENG Journal: Exploring the Psychology of Giftedness
No abstract provided.
Counselor's Corner: An Interview With Tim Stambaugh, Tracy L. Cross
Counselor's Corner: An Interview With Tim Stambaugh, Tracy L. Cross
SENG Journal: Exploring the Psychology of Giftedness
No abstract provided.