title: Autism: demise of the innate social orienting hypothesis.
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.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development, Henry Wellcome Building, Birkbeck, University of London, London WC1E 7HX, UK. Electronic address: Mark.johnson@bbk.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Mark H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005133:Eye Movements; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male