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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, M Maybery…�- Clinical Psychology Review, 2023
Camouflaging involves hiding one's autistic characteristics in social situations. This
mixed methods systematic review synthesized research on psychosocial factors
associated with camouflaging and its relationship with mental well-being. Six�…

Sex shapes gut–microbiota–brain communication and disease

KC Hokanson, C Hern�ndez, GE Deitzler, JE Gaston…�- Trends in Microbiology, 2023
Research into the microbiota–gut–brain axis (MGBA) has entered a golden age,
raising the hope that therapeutics acting on it may offer breakthroughs in the
treatment of many illnesses. However, most of this work overlooks a fundamental, yet�…

Camouflage and masking behavior in adult autism

J Alaghband-Rad, A Hajikarim-Hamedani, M Motamed�- Frontiers in psychiatry, 2023
Introduction Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by persistent deficits in
social communication and social interaction across multiple contexts. Social
camouflaging was first shown to be a characteristic of autistic persons, who actively�…

The workplace masking experiences of autistic, non-autistic neurodivergent and neurotypical adults in the UK

A Pryke-Hobbes, J Davies, B Heasman, A Livesey…�- Plos one, 2023
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 people also conceal aspects of their identity. Existing research has identified�…

The relationship between camouflaging and mental health in autistic children and adolescents

A Ross, R Grove, J McAloon�- Autism Research, 2023
Camouflaging involves the masking of autistic traits in social situations. While
camouflaging may function as a potential barrier to the early diagnosis of autism,
minimal research into camouflaging in autistic young people has been conducted. It�…

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
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 may include unconscious or conscious attempts to mimic the�…

Measuring social camouflaging in individuals with high functioning autism: a literature review

IM Cremone, B Carpita, B Nardi, D Casagrande…�- Brain Sciences, 2023
In the recent years, growing attention has been paid to the use of camouflaging
strategies by adult populations suffering from autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with
milder manifestations and without intellectual impairment, which may lead to a delay�…

Understanding the relationship between social camouflaging in autism and safety behaviours in social anxiety in autistic and non‐autistic adolescents

J Lei, E Leigh, T Charman, A Russell, MJ Hollocks�- Journal of Child Psychology and�…, 2024
Background Social camouflaging (hereafter camouflaging) in autism includes factors
such as masking and compensating for one's neurodevelopmental differences, and
to assimilate or 'fit in'with non‐autistic peers. Efforts to hide one's authentic self and�…

A comparison of self‐report and discrepancy measures of camouflaging: Exploring sex differences in diagnosed autistic versus high autistic trait young adults

V Milner, E Colvert, W Mandy, F Happ�- Autism Research, 2023
Camouflaging describes masking or compensating for autistic traits and/or related
difficulties. Some evidence suggests autistic females camouflage more than autistic
males, potentially contributing to delayed or missed diagnosis. Studies�…

The dimensional structure of the Camouflaging Autistic Traits Questionnaire (CAT-Q) and predictors of camouflaging in a representative general population sample

W Ai, WA Cunningham, MC Lai�- Comprehensive Psychiatry, 2024
Objectives Some autistic people “camouflage” their differences by modeling
neurotypical behaviors to survive in a neurotypical-dominant social world. It remains
elusive whether camouflaging is unique to autism or if it entails similar experiences�…