‘It's Like a Disguise’: Camouflaging Strategies in Autistic Male Adolescents. An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) Study
Social camouflaging has attracted much research and clinical attention as a coping strategy in autistic individuals. It has been associated with adverse mental health outcomes, including anxiety, depression, and suicidality. To appear socially competent and to prevent others from noticing their social communication dif...