Some autistic people employ strategies and behaviours to cope with the everyday social
world, thereby 'camouflaging'their autistic differences and difficulties. This review aimed to�…

The experience of stigma by autistic people is relatively understudied, despite contributing to
a range of poor outcomes and having an overarching impact on well-being. The current�…

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�…

Autism can be understood as a concealable stigmatized identity. This is the first systematic
review to synthesize the literature on autistic people's experiences of stigma and coping�…

Social performances pervade human interactions. Some autistic people describe their social
performances as 'camouflaging'and engage in these performances to mitigate social�…

Background Previous research has identified an association between masking and mental
health for autistic people. However, the direction of causality and mechanisms involved in�…

Autistic masking and camouflaging–concealing Autistic traits and “passing” as non-Autistic–
are linked to negative developmental consequences including stress, mental illness, identity�…

Survey‐based research with recruitment through online channels is a convenient way to
obtain large samples and has recently been increasingly used in autism research. However�…

Camouflaging involves hiding one's autistic characteristics in social situations. This mixed
methods systematic review synthesized research on psychosocial factors associated with�…

Heta Pukki, MEd, MSc, 1 Jorn Bettin, 2 Avery Grey Outlaw, 3 Joshua Hennessy, MA, 4 Kabie
Brook, 4 Martijn Dekker, 5 Mary Doherty, MB ChB FCARCSI, 6 Sebastian CK Shaw, BM BS�…