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The Associations Between Camouflaging, Autistic Traits, and Mental Health in Nonautistic Adults.

Mark SomervilleSarah E MacPhersonSue Fletcher-Watson
Published in: Autism in adulthood : challenges and management (2024)
Camouflaging may contribute to poor mental health outcomes in the general population, just as it does for autistic people, to the extent that camouflaging more clearly relates to mental health profile than self-reported autism traits. This suggests camouflaging is an important construct for understanding mental health in general, and for exploring the complex relationship between autism and autistic traits.
Keyphrases
  • mental health
  • genome wide
  • autism spectrum disorder
  • mental illness
  • intellectual disability
  • dna methylation