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: 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�…

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 people often feel they have to present as neurotypical or perform neurotypical social
behaviours in order to fit in. So-called'masking'is a social survival strategy used by autistic�…

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�…

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

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 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�…

Masking entails hiding or concealing one's traits during social interactions. Research
suggests that masking is particularly common for autistic people, though many non-autistic�…

Social camouflaging is associated with mental health challenges. In qualitative research,
autistic people consistently link their camouflaging to experiences of anxiety and depression�…