Individuals with autism may try to appear more “neurotypical” to protect themselves, but this often comes at a great cost to their mental health. “Autistic masking” or camouflaging refers to the ...

Source: Lloyd, D. & Light, A. (2025). Masking Authentic Self and Autism. Google Gemini [Generative AI]. In episode 10 of the Breaking Through Therapy Podcast, we spoke with autism coach “Alfi” and ...

According to the experts we spoke to, some signs you might be masking include: ...

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 ...

Researchers found that autistic and non-autistic people move their faces differently when expressing emotions like anger, ...

Many autistic people face challenges in their daily life while navigating a world made for neurotypical people.