What about the girls? Sex-based differences in autistic traits and adaptive skills

AB Ratto, L Kenworthy, BE Yerys, J Bascom…�- Journal of autism and�…, 2018 - Springer
There is growing evidence of a camouflaging effect among females with autism spectrum
disorder (ASD), particularly among those without intellectual disability, which may affect�…

Neural self-representation in autistic women and association with 'compensatory camouflaging'

MC Lai, MV Lombardo, B Chakrabarti, ANV Ruigrok…�- …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Prior work has revealed sex/gender-dependent autistic characteristics across behavioural
and neural/biological domains. It remains unclear whether and how neural sex/gender�…

[HTML][HTML] An investigation of the 'female camouflage effect'in autism using a computerized ADOS-2 and a test of sex/gender differences

A Rynkiewicz, B Schuller, E Marchi, S Piana, A Camurri…�- Molecular autism, 2016 - Springer
Background Autism spectrum conditions (autism) are diagnosed more frequently in boys
than in girls. Females with autism may have been under-identified due to not only a male�…

The mask of autism: Social camouflaging and impression management as coping/normalization from the perspectives of autistic adults

I Schneid, AE Raz�- Social Science & Medicine, 2020 - Elsevier
Autism entails impression management, including social camouflaging, under conditions of
conflict and stigma, with reduced ability to perform such social interaction as well as an�…

“Camouflaging” by adolescent autistic girls who attend both mainstream and specialist resource classes: Perspectives of girls, their mothers and their educators

J Halsall, C Clarke, L Crane�- Autism, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Autistic girls' heightened social motivation and associated social coping strategies, such as
camouflaging, mean they may be less likely to receive appropriate support in mainstream�…

Understanding and recognising the female phenotype of autism spectrum disorder and the “camouflage” hypothesis: a systematic PRISMA review

CS Allely�- Advances in Autism, 2019 - emerald.com
Purpose Females with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may display superficial social skills
which may mask their ASD symptomology impacting on the identification of the disorder�…

Reduced spontaneous facial mimicry in women with autistic traits

EJ Hermans, G van Wingen, PA Bos, P Putman…�- Biological�…, 2009 - Elsevier
Deficits in empathizing and perspective taking are defining characteristics of autism-
spectrum disorders. Converging evidence suggests that these socio-emotional abilities are�…

[HTML][HTML] Camouflage and masking behavior in adult autism

J Alaghband-Rad, A Hajikarim-Hamedani…�- Frontiers in�…, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by persistent deficits in social
communication and social interaction across multiple contexts. Social camouflaging was first�…

What you are hiding could be hurting you: Autistic masking in relation to mental health, interpersonal trauma, authenticity, and self-esteem

JA Evans, EJ Krumrei-Mancuso, SV Rouse�- Autism in Adulthood, 2024 - liebertpub.com
Background: Autistic masking refers to some autistic individuals' tendency to hide, suppress,
or camouflage their autistic traits, autistic identity, or autism diagnosis. Autistic masking also�…

“Masking is life”: Experiences of masking in autistic and nonautistic adults

D Miller, J Rees, A Pearson�- Autism in Adulthood, 2021 - liebertpub.com
Background: Autistic masking is an emerging research area, and so far, research has
suggested that masking has a negative effect on autistic people. Masking relates to general�…