Autism masking involves consciously or unconsciously suppressing natural autistic traits, often to avoid stigma or fit in socially. While masking may provide short-term benefits in certain social ...
For decades, the media stereotyped autistic people as laughable or lost, while autism researchers described us as "less domesticated" than neurotypical people and compared us to apes and robots ...
Aimee Grant receives funding from The Wellcome Trust and UKRI. People rarely mention autistic joy. However, a 2024 study found that most autistic people often experience joy, with one participant in ...