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

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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.

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