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Many traits of autism are perceived as "male traits", which may hinder the diagnosis and understanding of women with autism, in study of implicit and explicit associations

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Autism, thy name is man: Exploring implicit and explicit gender bias in autism perceptions

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Many traits of autism are perceived as "male traits", which may hinder the diagnosis and understanding of women with autism, in study of implicit and explicit associations

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Article URL:  https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0284013

Article Title: Autism, thy name is man: Exploring implicit and explicit gender bias in autism perceptions

Author Countries: UK

Funding: The authors received no specific funding for this work.

Journal

PLOS ONE

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0284013

Article Title

Autism, thy name is man: Exploring implicit and explicit gender bias in autism perceptions

Article Publication Date

23-Aug-2023

COI Statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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