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The Impact of an Autistic Character Media Portrayal on Autistic Stereotypes: Media Portrayal
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Sreya Mallipeddi; Cheryl L. Dickter; Joshua A. Burk – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
Purpose: Research has demonstrated that neurotypical college students view their autistic peers more negatively than their neurotypical peers and endorse stereotypes related to autism. One way to improve attitudes towards autistic individuals is to induce vicarious intergroup contact through the media in which seeing the lived experiences of an…
Descriptors: College Students, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Student Attitudes, Labeling (of Persons)