%0 Journal Article
%T Understanding, attitudes and dehumanisation towards autistic people
%A Eilidh Cage
%A Jessica Di Monaco
%A Victoria Newell
%J Autism
%@ 1461-7005
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1362361318811290
%X Research suggests that while individuals may self-report positive attitudes towards autism, dehumanising attitudes (seeing another as less than human) may still prevail. This study investigated knowledge, openness and dehumanising attitudes of non-autistic people towards autistic people. A total of 361 participants completed a survey measuring autism openness, knowledge and experience, along with a measure of dehumanisation. Results showed that knowledge of autism was comparable to past research and females were more open towards autism. Findings also indicated evidence for dehumanisation, with a particular denial of ¡®human uniqueness¡¯ traits. Furthermore, dehumanisation was related to openness towards autism. These findings have implications for targeting attitudes to reduce stigma associated with autism
%K attitudes
%K autism spectrum conditions
%K autism understanding
%K dehumanisation
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1362361318811290