Autism, also known as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects how a person perceives, communicates, and interacts with the world. This disorder often goes ...

For autistic adults, hiding or suppressing traits to fit in with social expectations is often linked to higher rates of depression and distress. A recent study published in Autism Research reveals ...

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 ...

For autistic people, masking—presenting yourself in a way, either consciously or unconsciously, to fit in better in a neurotypical world—can be both necessary and exhausting. That’s where the concept ...

"The identification of such high rates of both mental health hospitalizations and readmissions should be an impetus for more research into improving the systems that currently mis-serve autistic ...