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Camouflaging Intent, First Impressions, and Age of ASC Diagnosis in Autistic Men and Women

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posted on 2023-08-30, 19:02 authored by Hannah Belcher, Sharon Morein-Zamir, Will Mandy, Ruth M. Ford
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 diagnosis. Participants comprised autistic and non-autistic adults (n = 80, 50% female) who completed the Camouflaging of Autistic Traits Questionnaire. They were later video-recorded having a conversation with a person unaware of their diagnostic status. Ten-second clips from half these videos were later shown to 127 non-autistic peers, who rated their first impressions of each participant. Results showed that autistic participants were rated more poorly on first impressions, males were rated less favourably than females, and male raters were particularly harsh in their evaluations of autistic males. Camouflaging intent did not predict first impressions but better first impressions were linked with a later age of diagnosis.

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Number of pages

14

Publication title

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

ISSN

1573-3432

Publisher

Springer

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  • Accepted version

Language

  • eng

Legacy posted date

2021-09-08

Legacy creation date

2021-09-08

Legacy Faculty/School/Department

Faculty of Health, Education, Medicine & Social Care

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