Marc Williams

Jan 10, 2024 | journals.sagepub.com | Sarah Field |Marc Williams

IntroductionCompared to the neurotypical majority, autistic people experience differences in social communication and understanding (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). When interviewed about their experiences of autism diagnosis, many autistic women speak of ‘wearing a mask’ to fit in in social situations (Bargiela et al., 2016). Subsequent research has investigated this experience further, referring to it as ‘masking’ (A.