title: Increased reward value of non-social stimuli in children and adolescents with autism.
abstract: An econometric choice task was used to estimate the implicit reward value of social and non-social stimuli related to restricted interests in children and adolescents with (n = 12) and without (n = 22) autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Mixed effects logistic regression analyses revealed that groups differed in valuation of images related to restricted interests: control children were indifferent to cash payouts to view these images, but children with ASD were willing to receive less cash payout to view these images. Groups did not differ in valuation of social images or non-social images not related to restricted interests. Results highlight that motivational accounts of ASD should also consider the reward value of non-social stimuli related to restricted interests in ASD (Dichter and Adolphs, 2012).
authors.affiliation: Institute for Cognitive Science, University of Colorado at Boulder , Boulder, CO, USA.
authors.forename: Karli K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.affiliation: Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities , Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.affiliation: Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities , Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Eleanor
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hannah
authors.affiliation: Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities , Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Megan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kovac
authors.affiliation: Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities , Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Cara R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Damiano
authors.affiliation: Geisinger Autism Center , Lewisburg, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Antoinette
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sabatino-DiCrisco
authors.affiliation: TEACCH Autism Program, UNC School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , Carrboro, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Lauren
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Turner-Brown
authors.affiliation: School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas , Dallas, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Noah J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Sasson
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Michael L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Platt
authors.affiliation: Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities , Chapel Hill, NC, USA ; Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine , Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Gabriel S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Dichter
keywords: autism; behavioral economics; pay-per-view; restricted interests; reward; social