autism
The eyes (don't) have it
As we start our month long series, we hear from a young refugee; what it's like to mask all day and from an academic expert on what we know about masking
autism
As we start our month long series, we hear from a young refugee; what it's like to mask all day and from an academic expert on what we know about masking
masking
What is masking? The research into masking has generally focused on experiences of autistic people, and so in research we tend to talk about ‘autistic masking’. The term ‘camouflaging’ is also used, which can mean the same thing: hiding or changing aspects of yourself (whether consciously or not), to appear