If you’ve ever had a teacher tell you, “We never see that behavior here,” you might already be familiar with masking....even ...

Masking, sometimes referred to as camouflaging, refers to when someone hides who they are authentically in order to meet an expectation that does not align with their true self. In autistic and other ...

Experts share symptoms of autism in adults, including social communication challenges, repetitive behaviors, difficulty ...

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 ...

Some autistic teens often adopt behaviors to mask their diagnosis in social settings helping them be perceived—or "pass"—as non-autistic. For the first time, researchers are able to observe brain ...

Molly Siobhan Parker is on a quest to dispel myths around autism - especially autistic women. She was diagnosed at the age of 22 and is one of a growing number of newly-diagnosed adults.

I came out as autistic during the pandemic. Being isolated for so long finally revealed that I had been “masking,” or performing social behaviors that are considered neurotypical, my entire life. And ...

The Wanted singer opens up about his autism diagnosis and how it has ‘helped’ him - Nathan Sykes said the diagnosis has ...

Kathryn Parsons, a 51-year-old digital marketing professional in Stamford, Connecticut struggled to hold down a job because employers didn’t understand her autistic behaviors. She struggled to adapt, ...

Molly Siobhan Parker says that sensitivity to sound and issues with communication are amongst her autistic traits Molly Siobhan Parker is on a quest to dispel myths around autism - especially autistic ...