Autistic masking may be an evolved survival response to social risk: useful for belonging, but costly when sustained over a ...

Individuals with autism may try to appear more “neurotypical” to protect themselves, but this often comes at a great cost to their mental health. “Autistic masking” or camouflaging refers to the ...

The School of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences is pleased to announce a doctoral dissertation proposal defense by Joseph Veneziano entitled "Behind the Mask: A Multimodal Look at Contextual ...

Masking is a strategy that some autistic folks use to appear non-autistic and be more accepted in society. Researchers are just now beginning to explore masking in autism, so it is hard to say how ...

These character traits might mean you are autistic. This is how to get diagnosed - More adults than ever are seeking truths about being on the autism spectrum ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alison Escalante M.D. covers neurodiversity, pediatrics and parenting. When we try to learn something new, our curiosity ...