Communication, Language & Social Dynamics
Masking, Camouflaging & Its Costs
Masking as a learned survival strategy: its component behaviours, the populations most likely to rely on it, and its documented links to late diagnosis, mental ill health, and burnout.
3 Entries in this Collection
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Camouflaging Behaviors
The mechanics of masking: assimilation, suppression, and compensation.
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Compensation Strategies in High-Masking Populations
Cognitive workarounds that conceal autistic traits at high processing cost.
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Masking-Induced Burnout Pathways
The causal route from sustained masking to collapse.