Autistic adults' experiences of camouflaging and its perceived impact on mental health

L Bradley, R Shaw, S Baron-Cohen…�- Autism in adulthood, 2021 - liebertpub.com
Background: Camouflaging (also referred to as “masking”) is a commonly reported strategy
used by autistic adults in everyday life to help them cope in social situations. Autistic adults�…

Psychosocial factors associated with camouflaging in autistic people and its relationship with mental health and well-being: A mixed methods systematic review

S Zhuang, DW Tan, S Reddrop, L Dean…�- Clinical Psychology�…, 2023 - Elsevier
Camouflaging involves hiding one's autistic characteristics in social situations. This mixed
methods systematic review synthesized research on psychosocial factors associated with�…

Sex differences in predictors and outcomes of camouflaging: Comparing diagnosed autistic, high autistic trait and low autistic trait young adults

V Milner, W Mandy, F Happ�, E Colvert�- Autism, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Many autistic individuals camouflage socially atypical behaviours. Evidence suggests
autistic females camouflage more than autistic males. Although camouflaging may confer�…

“You must become a chameleon to survive”: Adolescent experiences of camouflaging

CJ Bernardin, E Mason, T Lewis, S Kanne�- Journal of Autism and�…, 2021 - Springer
Camouflaging includes strategies used by individuals to mask or hide autistic traits.
Research has shown that both autistic and neurotypical individuals engage in camouflaging�…

Social camouflaging in autism: Is it time to lose the mask?

W Mandy�- Autism, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Social camouflaging is associated with mental health challenges. In qualitative research,
autistic people consistently link their camouflaging to experiences of anxiety and depression�…

Associations between social camouflaging and internalizing symptoms in autistic and non-autistic adolescents

CJ Bernardin, T Lewis, D Bell, S Kanne�- Autism, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Autistic individuals experience higher rates of psychiatric comorbidities than their peers.
Camouflaging, the process through which individuals hide autistic traits, can be detrimental�…

Camouflaging in autism: A systematic review

J Cook, L Hull, L Crane, W Mandy�- Clinical psychology review, 2021 - Elsevier
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�…

[HTML][HTML] “Putting on my best normal”: Social camouflaging in adults with autism spectrum conditions

L Hull, KV Petrides, C Allison, P Smith…�- Journal of autism and�…, 2017 - Springer
Camouflaging of autistic characteristics in social situations is hypothesised as a common
social coping strategy for adults with autism spectrum conditions (ASC). Camouflaging may�…

Camouflaging in autistic and non-autistic adolescents in the modern context of social media

A Jedrzejewska, J Dewey�- Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2022 - Springer
Camouflaging is described as a set of strategies used to prevent others from noticing one's
social difficulties. Research indicates heightened levels of camouflaging behaviours in the�…

[HTML][HTML] Understanding camouflaging as a response to autism-related stigma: A social identity theory approach

E Perry, W Mandy, L Hull, E Cage�- Journal of autism and developmental�…, 2022 - Springer
Camouflaging refers to strategies used by autistic people to mask or hide social difficulties.
The current study draws on Social Identity Theory to examine the relationship between�…