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Autistic masking

Autistic masking is the act of concealing autistic traits to come across as neurotypical, as if behind a mask.

Autistic masking, also referred to as camouflaging, is the conscious or subconscious suppression of autistic behaviors and compensation of difficulties in social interaction by autistic people, with the goal of being perceived as neurotypical.[1][2] Masking behavior is a learned coping strategy[3][4] that can be successful from the perspective of some autistic people (e.g., in reducing the chances of being stigmatized[5]), but can also lead to adverse mental health outcomes.[1][6]

Autistic people have cited social acceptance, the need to get a job, and the avoidance of ostracism or verbal or physical abuse as reasons for masking.[7]

The process of consciously reducing masking tendencies or not masking in some contexts, which some autistic people see as a desirable goal, is referred to as unmasking.[2][8][9] Motivations for unmasking include no longer hiding one's true identity and avoiding adverse mental health outcomes.[2][10][8]

  1. ^ a b Petrolini, Valentina; Rodríguez-Armendariz, Ekaine; Vicente, Agustín (2023). "Autistic camouflaging across the spectrum". New Ideas in Psychology. 68: 100992. doi:10.1016/j.newideapsych.2022.100992. hdl:10810/59712. S2CID 253316582. Archived from the original on 2023-04-22. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
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  3. ^ Hull, Laura; Petrides, K. V.; Allison, Carrie; Smith, Paula; Baron-Cohen, Simon; Lai, Meng-Chuan; Mandy, William (2017). ""Putting on My Best Normal": Social Camouflaging in Adults with Autism Spectrum Conditions". Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 47 (8): 2519–2534. doi:10.1007/s10803-017-3166-5. PMC 5509825. PMID 28527095. Archived from the original on 2024-08-03. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  4. ^ Lawson, Wenn B. (2020). "Adaptive Morphing and Coping with Social Threat in Autism: An Autistic Perspective". Journal of Intellectual Disability - Diagnosis and Treatment. 8 (3): 519–526. doi:10.6000/2292-2598.2020.08.03.29. ISSN 2292-2598. S2CID 224896658.
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  6. ^ Sedgewick, Felicity; Hull, Laura; Ellis, Helen (2021). Autism and Masking: How and Why People Do It, and the Impact It Can Have. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. ISBN 978-1-78775-580-2. OCLC 1287133295.
  7. ^ Haelle, Tara (2018-04-18). "The Consequences of Compensation in Autism". Neurology Advisor. Haymarket Media Group. Archived from the original on 2022-12-14. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  8. ^ a b Price, Devon (2022). Unmasking Autism: The Power of Embracing Our Hidden Neurodiversity. London: Monoray. ISBN 978-1-80096-054-1. OCLC 1321047301. Archived from the original on 2024-08-03. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  9. ^ Mandy, Will (2019). "Social camouflaging in autism: Is it time to lose the mask?". Autism. 23 (8): 1879–1881. doi:10.1177/1362361319878559. PMID 31552745. S2CID 202762080.
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