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  • Social Science
  • Disability Studies

Background:

  • Despite increased public awareness of the autism spectrum, autistic individuals advocate for greater acceptance, noting that awareness does not equate to acceptance.
  • Understanding conscious attitudes (explicit attitudes) is crucial for identifying and addressing potential discrimination and promoting societal inclusion.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate explicit attitudes toward the autism spectrum and disability in college students and a general adult population.
  • To compare conscious associations with labels such as 'a person on the autism spectrum' and 'a person with a disability'.

Main Methods:

  • Participants generated word associations for various demographic labels, including 'a person on the autism spectrum' and 'a person with a disability'.
  • The most common word associations were then rated on a negativity-positivity scale by separate groups of college students and adults recruited online.

Main Results:

  • The general population sample associated 'a person with a disability' most negatively.
  • 'A person on the autism spectrum' received the second most negative associations in the general population sample.
  • Explicit negative associations with disability and, to a lesser extent, autism were observed in the general population.

Conclusions:

  • Explicit attitudes toward disability and autism are mixed, with some negative associations present in the general population.
  • Findings suggest a need for further examination of attitudes in more diverse populations.
  • Confronting ableism and promoting autism acceptance are imperative, given the observed negative explicit associations.