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“Putting on My Best Normal”: Social Camouflaging in Adults with Autism Spectrum Conditions

Overview of attention for article published in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, May 2017
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  • In the top 5% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric
  • Among the highest-scoring outputs from this source (#19 of 5,480)
  • High Attention Score compared to outputs of the same age (99th percentile)
  • High Attention Score compared to outputs of the same age and source (98th percentile)

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19 news outlets
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7 blogs
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229 X users
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10 Facebook pages
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27 Wikipedia pages
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Title
“Putting on My Best Normal”: Social Camouflaging in Adults with Autism Spectrum Conditions
Published in
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, May 2017
DOI 10.1007/s10803-017-3166-5
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Authors

Laura Hull, K. V. Petrides, Carrie Allison, Paula Smith, Simon Baron-Cohen, Meng-Chuan Lai, William Mandy

Abstract

Camouflaging of autistic characteristics in social situations is hypothesised as a common social coping strategy for adults with autism spectrum conditions (ASC). Camouflaging may impact diagnosis, quality of life, and long-term outcomes, but little is known about it. This qualitative study examined camouflaging experiences in 92 adults with ASC, with questions focusing on the nature, motivations, and consequences of camouflaging. Thematic analysis was used to identify key elements of camouflaging, which informed development of a three-stage model of the camouflaging process. First, motivations for camouflaging included fitting in and increasing connections with others. Second, camouflaging itself comprised a combination of masking and compensation techniques. Third, short- and long-term consequences of camouflaging included exhaustion, challenging stereotypes, and threats to self-perception.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 1093 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 185 17%
Student > Master 132 12%
Student > Ph. D. Student 118 11%
Student > Doctoral Student 77 7%
Researcher 62 6%
Other 142 13%
Unknown 377 34%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 364 33%
Social Sciences 79 7%
Medicine and Dentistry 50 5%
Neuroscience 37 3%
Nursing and Health Professions 35 3%
Other 112 10%
Unknown 416 38%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 379. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 03 March 2024.
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#82,987
of 25,591,967 outputs
Outputs from Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
#19
of 5,480 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#1,872
of 326,791 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
#2
of 91 outputs
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