Social first impressions and perceived gender in autistic and non-autistic youth.

ABSTRACT: First impressions of autistic individuals are more negative than those of their non-autistic peers. There is also a higher prevalence of gender diversity among autistic than non-autistic individuals. No studies to date have investigated the impact of perceived gender on social first impressions of autistic and non-autistic individuals. In this study, adult participants (i.e., undergraduate students) watched sixty 7-10 s video clips of 15 non-autistic females, 15 non-autistic males, 15 autistic females, and 15 autistic males engaging in a "get-to-know-you" conversation (video of participant only). Adult participants provided social first impression ratings and perceptions of gender (femininity, masculinity, and other/neither) for each participant using slider bars. Results showed that autis

SUBMITTER: Baer M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11822025 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature