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�…

Autism is more commonly diagnosed in males than females. One explanation is the 'female
protective effect': there is something inherent in being female which reduces the likelihood of�…

This paper presents the concepts of “neurodiversity” and the “neurodiversity approaches”
towards disability and discusses how confusion regarding the meaning of these concepts�…

Autistic masking is an emerging research area that focuses on understanding the conscious
or unconscious suppression of natural autistic responses and adoption of alternatives�…

Background There is inconsistent evidence for a clear pattern of association between
'camouflaging'(strategies used to mask and/or compensate for autism characteristics during�…

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�…

This article proposes a link between autistic people being misperceived by the neurotypical
majority and their being at risk of poor mental health and well‐being. We present a�…

Social camouflaging describes the use of strategies to compensate for and mask autistic
characteristics during social interactions. A newly developed self-reported measure of�…

There is little comprehensive research into autistic adulthood, and even less into the
services and supports that are most likely to foster flourishing adult autistic lives. This limited�…