Good question. I imagine this could have been a myth, even a stereotype, among some practitioners. The danger of this kind of myth is clear to me: people str

Good question. I imagine this could have been a myth, even a stereotype, among some practitioners. The danger of this kind of myth is clear to me: people struggling with substance use could have their needs with respect to autism denied out of simple assumptions that they didn't 'fit the typical profile'. This and other stereotypes, for example around race, gender, culture or class, could lead to peoples mental health getting poor care. Now hear me out. I'm not saying that these psychologists are "racist". I'm saying that there is a need for potential biases to be explicitly addressed, and that's what this research seems to do.