A Nexus Model of Restricted Interests in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Restricted interests (RIs) in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are clinically impairing interests of unusual focus or intensity. They are a subtype of restricted and repetitive behaviors which are one of two diagnostic criteria for the disorder. Despite the near ubiquity of RIs in ASD, the neural basi...

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Main Authors: R. McKell Carter, Heejung Jung, Judy Reaven, Audrey Blakeley-Smith, Gabriel S. Dichter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnhum.2020.00212/full