Autism Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Dec. 24, 2024

Camouflaging is an impression management strategy employed by some autistic people, widely seen as a response to the pervasive stigma surrounding autism in society. Autistic narratives and lived experiences consistently link camouflaging anxiety, depression, suicide risks, burnout. Quantitative research yet determine nature of these relationships, with significant portion recent studies providing inconsistent evidence. While can be compelled survival social environments, it might also contribute positive outcomes such securing employment forming implicating complex interrelationship mental health wellbeing. We advocate for using transactional framework understand wellbeing address inconsistencies research. Through examining transactions among person's individual cognitive characteristics, behavior modification strategies, particular contexts they find themselves in, this guides new empirical directions delineate relationships between camouflaging, management, health, There need develop multiple measures that motivations, ability, effortfulness, perceived effectiveness examine how behaviors are different environments. Research should focus on intersectionality, sociocultural influences, diverse voices study context-sensitive across population.

Language: Английский