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عنوان البحث: |
Is There a Link Between Autistic People Being Perceived Unfavorably and Having a Mind That Is Difficult to Read? |
رابط إلى البحث: | https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10803-019-04101-1.pdf |
تاريخ النشر: |
13/06/2019 |
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The link between autistic people having a mind that is difcult 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 difculty reading them, though other interpretations of the correlation are also possible. |
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عنوان البحث: |
Do Neurotypical People Like or Dislike Autistic People? |
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تاريخ النشر: |
26/03/2021 |
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Background: This study investigated whether neurotypical individuals’ judgments that they dislike a person are more common when viewing autistic individuals than when viewing neurotypical individuals. Methods: Videos of autistic and neurotypical targets were presented to a group of perceivers (neurotypical adults) who were asked whether or not they liked each target and why. Results: It was more common for perceivers to “like” neurotypical than autistic targets. The number of “likes” each target received correlated highly with perceiver ratings of target social favorability. Perceivers cited perceived awkwardness and lack of empathy as being reasons for deciding they disliked targets. Conclusions: The findings shed light on how neurotypical people (mis)perceive autistic people. Such perceptions may act as a barrier to social integration for autistic people. |
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عنوان البحث: |
How are Autistic People Perceived? A Reply to Chown, Hughes and Baker-Rogers (2019) |
رابط إلى البحث: |
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10803-020-04401-x |
تاريخ النشر: |
12/02/2020 |
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We welcome the Letter to the Editor by Chown et al. (2019) that addresses some of the points raised in our recent article (Alkhaldi et al. 2019). The Double Empathy Problem (DEP) is a major new perspective on autism that appropriately contextualises this condition in society—a society that is perhaps not well-adapted for accommodating people who are different from the majority. Since the DEP was first introduced by Milton (2012) it is likely that the concept has evolved as researchers endeavour to understand and engage with the idea as a researchable topic. Recent empirical articles have paved the way (Alkhaldi et al. 2019; Edey et al. 2016; Sheppard et al. 2016) and Chown et al.’s Letter offers a timely reflection on where we stand. Here, we take the opportunity to respond to some of the key points (appearing as bullet points below) raised by Chown et al. |
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المؤتمر (1): | |
عنوان المؤتمر: |
Developmental Psychology Section Annual Conference 2018 |
تاريخ الإنعقاد: |
14/09/2018 |
مكان الإنعقاد: |
Liverpool.UK |
طبيعة المشاركة: |
Oral presentation |
عنوان المشاركة: |
Are autistic people perceived unfavourably because it is difficult to read their minds? |
ملخص المشاركة: |
Previous research had suggested that people with ASD are less readable than typically developing people. The purpose of the current research was to investigate whether being less readable was associated with being perceived as less social favourable among those with ASD. Thirty-one typically developing perceivers (10 males and 21 female), viewed a series of 40 target videos. Twenty of these targets had ASD and 20 were developing typically; each target was reacting to one of four scenarios, with 5 targets in each group (ASD or typical) reacting to one of the scenarios. Perceivers were asked to targets in response to nine (social favourability), each on a scale from 1 to 6. Our findings confirmed that targets with ASD were indeed less perceived as less social likeable than typically developing targets in all scenarios except for the waiting scenario, where targets in both groups were rated as less social favourable. We also assess the link between likeability and readability: To achieve that we repurposed the readability data from Sheppard et al. (2016) that used the same videos used in the present study. We found a significant positive relationship between social favourability and readability. It seems there is a fundamental relation between readable people being perceived as less social favourable and unreadable people being perceived as relatively less social favourable; coincidentally, because people with ASD are relatively unreadable, then they will tend to be perceived as less social favourable. The limitation of this study is that each target participated in only one of four scenarios. |
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عنوان المؤتمر: |
Cognitive psychology section and developmental psychology joint section conference, 2019 |
تاريخ الإنعقاد: |
06/09/2019 |
مكان الإنعقاد: |
Stoke- on-Trent.UK |
طبيعة المشاركة: |
Oral presentation |
عنوان المشاركة: |
Is There a Link Between Autistic People Being Perceived Unfavourably and Having a Mind That Is Difficult to Read? |
ملخص المشاركة: |
Objectives: Previous research has suggested that people with ASD have behaviour that is harder to read than typically developing people. The purpose of the current research was to investigate whether being less readable was associated with being perceived as less socially favourable among those with ASD. Design: A within-subjects design was used. Methods: Thirty-one typically developing perceivers, viewed a series of 40 videos each featuring a single individual (‘target’). Twenty of these targets had ASD and 20 were developing typically. Each target was reacting to one of four scenarios: they were either told a joke, informed about the researcher’s difficult day, paid some compliments, or kept waiting. Perceivers were asked to rate each target on nine characteristics associated with social favourability. Results: Targets with ASD were indeed perceived as less socially favourable than typically developing targets in all scenarios except for the waiting scenario, where targets in both groups were rated as less socially favourable. We also assessed the link between social favourability and readability. Readability of targets was taken from Sheppard et al. (2016) which used the same videos used in the present study, and was operationalised as the number of perceivers who correctly guessed the scenario to which the target was responding. We found a significant positive relationship between social favourability and readability. Conclusions: This suggests that there may be a fundamental relation between being unreadable and being perceived as less socially favourable. This may contribute to poor social outcomes for individuals with ASD. |
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رابع صامل محيسن الخالدي
دكتوراه
دراسات إنسانية وعلوم اجتماعية
University of Nottingham