Prior research has shown that less favourable first impressions are formed of autistic adults
by non‐autistic observers. Autistic females may present differently to autistic males and�…

Background: Autistic adults receive unfavorable first impressions from typically developing
(TD) adults, but these impressions improve when TD adults are made aware of their�…

Introduction Although autism inclusion and acceptance has increased in recent years,
autistic people continue to face stigmatization, exclusion, and victimization. Based on brief�…

Background: Autistic people often receive unfavorable first impressions from non-autistic
people, likely because of stigma related to divergent social presentations and expressive�…

Previous work indicates that first impressions of autistic adults are more favorable when
neurotypical raters know their clinical diagnosis and have high understanding about autism�…

Background Social communication and interaction differences can make employment
interviews particularly challenging for autistic people, who may be less able to modulate�…

Background Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are characterized by social
communication challenges and repetitive behaviors that may be quickly detected by experts�…

Camouflaging of autistic traits may make autism harder to diagnose. The current study
evaluated the relations between camouflaging intent, first impressions, and age of autism�…

Background: Autistic adults are perceived more negatively than neurotypical (NT) adults by
NT individuals. These negative perceptions can contribute to discrimination toward and�…

Background: Research examining attitudes toward autistic adults has relied on explicit self-
report measures, which may be susceptible to socially desirable responding. Because�…