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Is There a Link Between Autistic People Being Perceived Unfavorably and Having a Mind That Is Difficult to Read?

Alkhaldi, Rabi Samil; Sheppard, Elizabeth; Mitchell, Peter

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Rabi Samil Alkhaldi

Peter Mitchell



Abstract

© 2019, The Author(s). The link between autistic people having a mind that is difficult to read (by neurotypical participants) and being perceived unfavorably was investigated. Videoed Autistic and neurotypical targets from Sheppard et al. (PLOS ONE 7(11):e49859, 2016) were scored for how readable they were when reacting to a distinctive greeting from the experimenter. These videos were presented to new groups of perceivers (neurotypical adults) who rated neurotypical targets more socially favorably than autistic targets irrespective of whether details of the experimenter’s greeting were concealed (Study 1) or disclosed (Study 2). Target readability correlated with ratings of target favorability (r =.58 and r =.63), independent of target diagnosis. Perceivers might rate targets unfavorably because they experience difficulty reading them, though other interpretations of the correlation are also possible.

Citation

Alkhaldi, R. S., Sheppard, E., & Mitchell, P. (2019). Is There a Link Between Autistic People Being Perceived Unfavorably and Having a Mind That Is Difficult to Read?. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 49(10), 3973-3982. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-019-04101-1

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jun 4, 2019
Online Publication Date Jun 13, 2019
Publication Date Jun 13, 2019
Deposit Date Jun 11, 2019
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Print ISSN 0162-3257
Electronic ISSN 1573-3432
Publisher Springer Verlag
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 49
Issue 10
Pages 3973-3982
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-019-04101-1
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2171419
Publisher URL https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10803-019-04101-1

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