Some autistic people employ strategies and behaviours to cope with the everyday social
world, thereby 'camouflaging'their autistic differences and difficulties. This review aimed to …

The experience of stigma by autistic people is relatively understudied, despite contributing to
a range of poor outcomes and having an overarching impact on well-being. The current …

The language used to refer to autism has been a topic of ongoing debate. Research in
English-speaking countries indicated an overall preference for identity-first language …

The neurodiversity paradigm challenges pathologising accounts of neurodevelopmental
differences, including autism, attention deficit disorder (ADHD), dyslexia, developmental …

Background: Autistic masking is an emerging research area, and so far, research has
suggested that masking has a negative effect on autistic people. Masking relates to general …

In response to Vivanti's 'Ask The Editor…'paper [Journal of Autism and Developmental
Disorders, 50 (2), 691–693], we argue that the use of language in autism research has …

The neurodiversity movement is a social movement that emerged among autistic self‐
advocates. It has since spread and has been joined by many with diagnoses of attention …

Autistic masking is an emerging research area that focuses on understanding the conscious
or unconscious suppression of natural autistic responses and adoption of alternatives …

There has been a focus on autistic-led and participatory research in autism research, but
minimal discussion about whether the field is hospitable to autistic involvement. While the …

Autism can be understood as a concealable stigmatized identity. This is the first systematic
review to synthesize the literature on autistic people's experiences of stigma and co** …