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Monotropism

Monotropism is a theory that describes how autistic attention tends to be drawn more strongly to a smaller number of interests at any time, leaving fewer resources for other processes.

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References

Murray, D., Lesser, M., & Lawson, W. (2005). Attention, monotropism and the diagnostic criteria for autism. Autism, 9(2), 139-156.
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Murray, D. (2018). Monotropism – An interest based account of autism. In F. Volkmar (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders, Springer.
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